Timberwolves G Telfair suspended three games

Oct 14, 2008 - 9:07 PM NEW YORK (Ticker) - Minnesota Timberwolves guard Sebastian Telfair has been suspended without pay for three games for pleading guilty to criminal possession of a weapon, the NBA announced Tuesday.

Telfair was arrested on a gun possession charge after the car in which he was driving was stopped for going 77 miles per hour in Yonkers, New York on April 20, 2007.

Telfair, then a member of the Boston Celtics, was charged with second-degree possession of a handgun and driving with a suspended license.

Minnesota vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale said Telfair has avoided trouble since he was acquired by the Timberwolves three months after the arrest.

"I've talked to Sebastian about the incident," McHale said. "This is something that happened in the past, and he is looking forward to putting this behind him.

"Since he has been a member of the Timberwolves, Sebastian has been a great teammate and has been actively involved in the community. I couldn't be more proud of Sebastian's continued improvement as a basketball player and as a young man."

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