He failed the test. Howard's blood-alcohol level had to have been higher than .10 to receive the DWI citation. Gentile said department regulations prohibit releasing the reading from the sobriety test. He also said Howard was cooperative with the police during the arrest. The NBA lifestyle is generally nocturnal.
Players unwind after games or on off nights and still report for morning practices the next day.
The Bullets played Saturday night in Indiana, where Howard sprained his right ankle in the 103-100 overtime loss. They had Sunday off and host Detroit tonight at USAir Arena. Howard reported early for the 11 a.m. practice yesterday at Bowie State and completed the full two-hour workout, according to Bullets General Manager Wes Unseld. Unseld said after practice that Howard had not violated any team policy and would not face punishment. Howard's charitable services have ranged from giving basketball clinics to leading a drive that collected roughly 21,000 pieces of winter clothing for underprivileged children here and in his home town of Chicago.