Corie Blount, who played for the Bulls from 1994-95 and again from 2002-04, will spend a year in an Ohio prison after being busted with possession of insane amounts of pot.Blount was arrested last December after 11 pounds of pot were intercepted being delivered to his grandmother's house. Another 18 pounds of pot and a stash of cash were found at his home.
So, Corie Blount will essentially be going to prison for possessing 29 pounds of weed. That's right ... 29 pounds ... of weed.
The Associated Press reports:
"Although Judge Craig Hedric did not sentence Blount to the maximum 10 years in prison, he rejected Blount's claim that the marijuana was intended for personal use and to share with friends.
"'Cheech and Chong would have had a hard time smoking that much,' Hedric told Blount."
Blount was also fined $10,000, had to surrender two vehicles and more than $30,000 in cash that was seized during the initial bust.
What is it with Bulls players falling on hard times in their post-NBA careers? Blount joins fellow former Bulls Randy Brown and Jason Caffey -- who have made headlines of their own due to their financial woes.
Blount was a first-round draft pick out of Cincinnati for the Bulls in 1993. He played 11 seasons in the NBA with the Lakers, Raptors, Cavaliers, Suns, Warriors, and 76ers. He averaged 3.6 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per game during his career.
Maybe he has lots of friends.
are effin kidding, that model that rear ended three guys during their lunch break killed all three of them. Why? Because she was depressed. waahhhhh. Not sure she even did a whole year. Corie Blount is sent off for basically picking something that natually grows in the ground and putting it in a bunch of baggies. Ima spark one up in your honor Corie! Go Bulls!
WHAT A DOPE!!! WHY GET INVOLVED WITH THAT TYPE OF STUFF IF YOU HAVE BEEN GETTING PAID FOR SOME TIME NOW.
He does, after all, pronounce his name "Corie BLUNT".
to sad to bad.
meanwhile another dui death. Alcohol sold everwhere
Can't believe they put people in jail for weed.
Yeah, this is ridiculous, I drink but the amount of deaths and the shit celebs get away with are FACKING WHACK!! Regardless of how much this guy had, he wasn't killing or harming anyone...I do not smoke marijuana but see nothing wrong with it, just make sure your kids are fed and clothed and I don't care.
Remember "Alcoholism" is a disease, smoking pot is given for having many diseases.
How stupid is that? He should have moved to California and started a medical marijuana clinic.
well thank god he is a free man now he just got out on the 4 of april i pray that he does good with the rest od hid life