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TNT PUTS BARKLEY ON THE BENCH: Move comes following results of blood alcohol test following DUI bust.(January 12, 2009)
*TNT has announced that Charles Barkley will take a leave of absence from his job as NBA commentator following results from blood work taken during his recent DUI arrest. Barkley refused to take a Breathalyzer test at the scene, but, his blood-alcohol level was found to be 0.149, nearly twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent, according to the Gilbert Police Department. The retired NBA forward was pulled over Dec. 31 in Scottsdale, Ariz., at 1:27 a.m. after officers saw him run a stop sign. During his arrest, Barkley told police he had been on his way to get oral sex—hence his haste—before he was stopped. "When I spoke with Charles, he was apologetic for the events that transpired and it was obvious he understood the significance of this situation," Turner Sports president David Levy wrote in an email to Bloomberg.com. He's due back in court on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20.
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