Updated at 8:46 a.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2007
NBA: Lakers owner gets probation for drunken driving
Associated Press
VISTA, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was sentenced to five years' probation today.The 74-year-old Buss was ordered to take part in a first-conviction program and attend a program administered by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He also was fined $1,900.
Buss owns a home in San Diego County and was arrested in Carlsbad in May. He drove with a blood-alcohol level of .13 percent, above the state limit of .08 percent.
Buss was not required to appear in court. He entered his plea through attorney David Manning Chodos, who declined to comment.
