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Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson sits on the bench in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City won 119-94.
Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson sits on the bench in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City won 119-94.
Nicki Jhabvala of The Denver Post.
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Ty Lawson made headlines Thursday when a video surfaced of him watching the draft and smoking a hookah. It was the latest of many off-court incidents for the seventh-year guard. The Post’s Nicki Jhabvala looks back:

Aug. 17, 2013: Lawson and his girlfriend are arrested after a domestic violence dispute in Arapahoe County. The case was later dismissed.

April 4, 2014: Lawson is held out of the starting lineup of a game at Memphis because he missed a team breakfast meeting.

Jan. 23, 2015: Lawson is arrested in Denver on suspicion of drinking and driving after a team charity event. He was stopped going 61 mph in a 35-mph zone and refused to take a chemical test.

Feb. 18, 2015: Lawson fails to return from a trip to Vegas in time for the Nuggets’ first practice after the all-star break, irking then coach Brian Shaw.

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April 27, 2015: Lawson responds to a fan’s now-deleted Instagram comment that he should join the Mavericks. “I wish,” Lawson responded, creating a firestorm of speculation about his desire to leave Denver.

June 25, 2015: In a video posted during the NBA draft, Lawson is seen smoking a hookah and telling friends: “Told you. I’m going to Sacramento, bro.”

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