The Memphis Grizzlies Center Zach Edey faces an imprudent conduct accusation after the police said that she had stopped driving him 101 mi / h in an area of 55 MPH in Tippecanoe, Indiana, May 1.
According to an affidavit of the probable cause obtained by the Lafayette Journal & Courier, a police soldier from the Indiana State observed the vehicle north of Edey moving at an excessive speed on State Road 25 in West Point, in Indiana.
When he stopped, the former Purdue star said he accelerated to try to pass another vehicle. He was released on the scene.
An initial hearing is scheduled for Monday.
The ninth choice of the NBA 2024 draft, Edey led all the recruits as a percentage of goals on the field (58%) and rebounds per match (8.3), in addition to the n ° 4 in blocks and second in addition to less (plus-164). He was appointed to the NBA All-Rookie team and recorded 12 double doubles over the season, the most by a recruit from Memphis since Marc Gasol in 2008-2009.
Edey, 23, will probably miss the start of the 2025-26 season, sources said in Shams Charania in Espn, after re-retiring his left ankle during a off-season training session this month, an injury that required surgery to restore the ankle. Edey missed 12 games during his recruit campaign after kissing the same ankle in November.
