Derek Fisher, former Lakers guard, arrested on suspicion of DUI
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. -- Former Los Angeles Lakers guard and ex-New York Knicks head couch Derek Fisher has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving following a crash on the 101 Freeway, officials said.
The California Highway Patrol said in a news release, according to CBS Los Angeles, that the 42-year-old was traveling northbound on the thoroughfare just east of the 405 Freeway interchange when he veered to the right and onto the paved right shoulder.
Authorities said Fisher's vehicle -- a 2015 Cadillac -- continued across the right shoulder, and collided with the raised concrete curb and guardrail, and overturned.
The crash unfolded just after 3 a.m. Sunday in Sherman Oaks.
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After the crash, Fisher and Gloria Govan, who was a passenger in the vehicle and is a former "Basketball Wives" reality star, were assisted out of the vehicle.
No injuries were reported.
Officials said a DUI evaluation was conducted on Fisher, and he was subsequently arrested without incident.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
Highway Patrol officials said they didn't know if Fisher had a lawyer to speak on his behalf.
Fisher played in the NBA for 20 years, spending 13 of them with the Lakers. He was the National Basketball Players Association president late into his career, according to CBSSports.com.
After his playing career ended, Fisher was hired in June 2014 to be the first coach for Knicks President of Basketball Operations Phil Jackson, under whom Fisher won five championships with the Lakers.
The first season was the worst in franchise history with a 17-65 record, but the team played better early in the second season before Jackson fired Fisher last February with the Knicks in a 1-9 tailspin.
He has been working as an analyst for TNT as well as for Spectrum SportsNet's Lakers coverage this season.
