A pro basketball player busted for pot possession? What a wild notion! They really need to end this lockout for the sake of people like Marcus Camby.

The Portland Trail Blazers star was driving in Pearland, Tex., Monday when an officer pulled him over for an equipment violation ... whatever that is.

Here's the addition to THG's celebrity mug shots gallery that followed:

That's when the officer noticed the car wreaked of marijuana. Cops found less than two ounces of pot, but that's was more than enough for a bust.

Amusingly, cops say Marcus and a friend were charged with "possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone." What does that mean? By a school?

Does that imply there are drug zones somewhere? Who knows!