From combined dispatches
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West was indicted Tuesday on additional weapons and traffic charges stemming from his Sept. 17 arrest for speeding on a motorcycle and carrying multiple weapons.
The eight-count indictment sheds no new light on why West, 26, was riding a motorcycle on the Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County at 10 p.m. with two loaded handguns and a loaded shotgun. Prosecutors on Tuesday added an 8 1/2-inch bowie knife to the list of concealed weapons West was carrying.
It’s illegal in Maryland to carry concealed weapons and to transport loaded handguns.
West was indicted on two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon, two counts of carrying a handgun, two counts of transporting a handgun and one count each of reckless driving and negligent driving. The charges are all misdemeanors. Each of the weapons counts carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.
PISTONS: Forward Tayshaun Prince missed Tuesday’s game against the Orlando Magic with a back injury, ending his consecutive-games streak at 496.
Prince will be sidelined for at least three games before his status is re-evaluated this weekend. His games-played streak was second among active players, trailing Andre Miller, and his games-started streak of 439 was the longest active run.
NETS: New Jersey said an MRI performed on forward Yi Jianlian confirmed he has sprained a ligament in his right knee.
The Nets said Yi will begin rehabilitation immediately and there is no timetable for his return.
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