Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Randolph made his first public comments since being charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants, apologizing to his teammates and the fans.
Randolph, 22, refused to answer questions about his arrest early Tuesday by a police officer who said he smelled marijuana in Randolph's car.
"I am up here to apologize to my teammates, to the organization and to the Portland fans," Randolph said before the Trail Blazers hosted Indiana on Wednesday. "This is an embarrassment, and it is a distraction to the team. I can't talk about what happened, but I want to apologize to all you guys."
The Trail Blazers haven't taken any disciplinary action against Randolph, pending the results of a drug test administered by police after the arrest.
"Until we get all the facts, we can't respond," team President Steve Patterson said. "Certainly if it turns out that the tests are not what we'd like to see, then, as I said, there will be consequences. And we will deal with that over the next couple of days as we try to gather all the information."
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