Former NBA player Steve Francis was arrested Sunday night in Southern California public intoxication, Burbank police told ESPN.
Police were called to a hotel bar after reports of an unruly patron, according to ESPN, and Francis was taken into jail when officers “determined he was under the influence to an extent that he posed a risk to his own safety and the safety of others.” He was issued a citation and released at 7 a.m. on Monday.
Francis, 41, wrote in an essay on The Players’ Tribune published earlier this month that he struggled with alcohol issues.