Overview

• Officers found Pierce asleep in his Range Rover in a traffic lane on the northbound 101 in the San Fernando Valley late Tuesday night after lanes reopened following a crash investigation.
• The CHP reported signs of alcohol impairment and conducted a DUI investigation before taking Pierce into custody at the agency’s Central Los Angeles office.
• Local outlets reported he was cited and released pending the city attorney’s charging decision.
• Pierce, 47, has not publicly commented on the arrest.
• Coverage notes his Hall of Fame career with the Celtics and recent departures from ESPN in 2021 and Fox earlier this year.