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NBA player arrested during Los Angeles traffic stop

August 25, 2018 GMT

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FILE - In this March 17, 2017 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young is ejected from a game after a scuffle during a basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Los Angeles. Los Angeles police say NBA free agent Young was arrested in Hollywood during a late-night stop for a routine traffic violation late Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Police say Young was arrested for for delaying an investigation, a misdemeanor, alleging Young didn't obey the officers, became upset and caused a delay. Young played for the champion Golden State Warriors in the 2017-2018 season. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say NBA free agent Nick Young was arrested in Hollywood during a late-night stop for a routine traffic violation.

Officer Mike Lopez, a department spokesman, says Young was arrested Friday for delaying an investigation, a misdemeanor.

Lopez says Young didn’t obey the officers, became upset and caused a delay.

Young was booked early Saturday and later released. H has a Sept. 19 court date.

The 33-year-old Young played for the champion Golden State Warriors last season.

A representative of Young could not be immediately reached for comment. A telephone message was left at the office of the agent who represented him when he signed with the Warriors.