Former Spurs player arrested in S.A. on drunk driving charge

Devin Brown signed with the Spurs late in the 2002-03 season and left after the 2005 championship. Devin Brown signed with the Spurs late in the 2002-03 season and left after the 2005 championship. Image 1 of / 95 Caption Close Former Spurs player arrested in S.A. on drunk driving charge 1 / 95 Back to Gallery

Former San Antonio Spurs player Devin LaVell Brown was arrested Sunday night on the West Side on a drunken driving charge.

Police said they responded to a crash involving Brown, 39, around 11 p.m. in the 1400 block of West Loop 1604 North. When they arrived, they met with Brown, who "smelled strongly of intoxicating beverages and appeared to be intoxicated," according to a preliminary police report. After a field sobriety test, police arrested him on a drunken driving charge.

According to online jail records, he was booked into the Bexar County Jail on a $1,000 bond around 5 a.m. Monday. He has since bonded out.

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Brown was arrested in May 2013 on a Class A misdemeanor drunken driving charge, making Monday's arrest his second.

A San Antonio native, Brown's basketball career bloomed at UTSA, where he would eventually become the school's all-time leading scorer. He remains the only Roadrunner who went on to become a Spur.

He signed with the Spurs in the 2002-03 season and stayed on through 2005, when the team won a championship. He then signed with the Utah Jazz. He left the NBA in 2010.

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