Stoudamire's attorneys argue search illegal

A Tucson International Airport security guard testified Monday that during a search of Trail Blazer Damon Stoudamire in July, a beep sounded every time he passed his hand-held metal-detecting wand past the point guard's pants.

Stoudamire denied several times that he was hiding anything as Robert McNew of the Transportation Security Administration repeated the wand process. This time, he noticed Stoudamire wiggling his right leg, which dislodged something down the leg of his sweatpants.

A wad of aluminum foil about the size of a ketchup bottle, which was later discovered to contain about a half-ounce of marijuana, dropped to the floor.

Stoudamire was cited on unlawful possession of marijuana, his third marijuana-related incident in about 18 months.

Via The Oregonian

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A better Bonzi

Bonzi Wells turns 27 on Sunday. He figures it is about time he grows up.- The Trail Blazers' talented sixth-year swing man says he is embarrassed about some of his actions, the kind that earned him three separate suspensions last season and have affected his reputation in the community.

Wells owns up to his transgressions and hopes to earn Blazer fans' forgiveness this season.

"I want to get away from all that happened the first five years of Bonzi in Portland," says Wells, who has returned to Portland from his summer home in Muncie, Ind., to prepare for the start of training camp Oct. 3. "All the stuff that has happened is just crazy."

Wells' suspensions last year: one game for spitting in the face of San Antonio forward Danny Ferry, two games for his involvement in a post-game brawl with Golden State, and one game for insubordinate actions toward coach Maurice Cheeks.

"I can't believe I spit on Danny Ferry," Wells says. "I think about that sometimes. That was the most stupid thing I have ever done. They put him in the game to frustrate me, and I am going to say Danny Ferry did his job to the fullest. He should have gotten a pay raise. I fell to the pressure. This is my sixth year in the league. There is no time to fall to pressure anymore."

Wells, whose full name is Gawen Deangelo Wells, is the father of two boys, Gawen III, 5, and Christian, 4, who live in Muncie. After spending time with them in the summer, Bonzi says he has come to an important realization.

"My kids are watching me," he says. "I don't want them to go to school and have everyone talking about their dad in a negative way. They are at an age where they watch every move I make. I have to be a role model for them."

Via Portland Tribune

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Blazers Add Two to Camp Roster

The Blazers made two additions to their 2003-2004 training camp roster today with the announcement that forwards Gerald Honeycutt and Scott Padgett have signed non-guaranteed contracts. The moves give the Blazers 20 players on the roster entering training camp.

Honeycutt, a 29-year-old who played collegiately at Tulane, played in 44 games last season with Grand Rapids of the Continental Basketball league and led the Hoops in scoring with an average of 22.6 points per game. He was also third on the team in rebounding with 7.6 per game.

The 27-year-old Padgett appeared in 82 games with the Utah Jazz last season, averaging 5.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in 16.1 minutes of playing time. Padgett was a 1999 first round pick of Utah's and has played all four years of his NBA career with the Jazz and has a career point of average of 4.9 while an averaging 3.0 rebounds.

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