Gloria James, the mother of basketball superstar LeBron James, was arrested on misdemeanor assault charges at about 4:45 a.m. today after an altercation with a valet at a posh Miami hotel,

and the

reported.

Here's the nbcmiami.com account, in part:

The celebrity website

says the valet in question was slapped by James, and already is talking to an attorney about his legal options.

of the arrest.

The Associated Press was one of the outlets to speak to James about the arrest. Here is that account:

Gloria James has had other run-ins with the law. She was arrested on driving under the influence charges in Akron in 2006, when James was still with the Cavaliers, but pleaded to having control of a car while drunk. According to a Plain Dealer account in May 2006, she also pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct, reckless operation and speeding. A charge of molesting police property was dismissed.

James was ordered to spend three days in a driving intervention program. She was also ordered to do 100 hours of community service, pay $486 in fines and $150 to replace a window she kicked out of the back of the police cruiser. She lost her license for a year because she refused to take a breath test.