Overview
- Fairfax County police and EMS answered a Nov. 3 call reporting a man found unconscious and not breathing and located Delonte West breathing at the scene.
- Officers offered hospital transport, which West refused, and they arrested him for his safety after determining he was intoxicated, authorities said.
- TMZ reports West was administered Narcan as a precaution before being booked on public intoxication and obstruction/resisting without force, then released on bond.
- It remains unclear from officials whether additional or formal charges will follow beyond what TMZ reported.
- West, 42, has a documented history of mental-health and substance-use struggles and prior Fairfax County cases in 2024, following an eight-season NBA career with the Celtics, SuperSonics, Cavaliers and Mavericks.