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The mysterious 'Hey, That Laker Took My Cake' Caper
Lakers center Kwame Brown allegedly swipes a man's birthday treat in a Hermosa Beach incident, but the gooey case won't be prosecuted.
By Larry Altman
STAFF WRITER
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown isn't exactly a league leader in steals, but he allegedly scored one sweet takeaway in Hermosa Beach over the weekend.
No matter how you slice it, Brown, known for small hands that occasionally bobble passes on the basketball court, enjoyed a real cakewalk Saturday, according to a police report. For reasons only he knows -- and he's not talking -- Brown allegedly snatched a man's $190 2-by-2-foot chocolate birthday cake out of his arms.
Once he had the cake, Brown opted not to eat it, too; instead he allegedly hurled the single-layer chocolate dessert at the man, striking him in the upper back.
It all went down outside the Blue 32 nightclub on Hermosa Avenue.
It seems that several Lakers headed to the watering hole following their 109-106 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday, according to a Hermosa Beach police report. Just down the street, Alexander Martinez, the man who filed the report, was celebrating his 30th birthday at the Shore Restaurant and Lounge.
About 1:45 a.m. Martinez left the restaurant, his birthday cake in his arms, and walked north. Martinez told police he came upon Ronny Turiaf of the Lakers.
Martinez, the report said, asked if Turiaf would pose for a photograph with him. Turiaf obliged.
Martinez continued walking along Hermosa Avenue, then stopped with his cake in both hands in front of Blue 32. According to Martinez's report, Brown came along, grabbed the cake out of his arms and threw it at him.
The report gives no indication why Brown would do such a thing.
Frosted, the 5-foot-9-inch, 165-pound Martinez, tried to confront the 6-foot-11, 270-pound Brown, but Brown got into a white limousine, the report said.
That's when Lakers forward Lamar Odom entered the food fight, leaving Pedone's Pizza. Martinez walked up to him and confronted him about the stolen cake. Another man believed to be Odom's bodyguard pushed Martinez into the street, yelling at him to get away from Odom, the report said.
Odom, known for his quiet demeanor on the court, apparently thought that was a bit much, telling his bodyguard, "Calm down, he didn't do anything," the report said.
Everybody quickly went their separate ways. Twelve hours later, Martinez visited the Hermosa Beach police station to file a police report on the purloined pastry.
Detectives looked into a possible case of "grand theft of a person" and presented it to the Hermosa Beach city prosecutor, who decided to throw the case out.
The Lakers were winging their way to San Antonio on Tuesday. Lakers spokesman John Black said the team was aware of the cake episode, but had been informed that prosecutors were not seeking charges.
Black had no other comment.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/5230361.html
Lakers center Kwame Brown allegedly swipes a man's birthday treat in a Hermosa Beach incident, but the gooey case won't be prosecuted.
By Larry Altman
STAFF WRITER
Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown isn't exactly a league leader in steals, but he allegedly scored one sweet takeaway in Hermosa Beach over the weekend.
No matter how you slice it, Brown, known for small hands that occasionally bobble passes on the basketball court, enjoyed a real cakewalk Saturday, according to a police report. For reasons only he knows -- and he's not talking -- Brown allegedly snatched a man's $190 2-by-2-foot chocolate birthday cake out of his arms.
Once he had the cake, Brown opted not to eat it, too; instead he allegedly hurled the single-layer chocolate dessert at the man, striking him in the upper back.
It all went down outside the Blue 32 nightclub on Hermosa Avenue.
It seems that several Lakers headed to the watering hole following their 109-106 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday, according to a Hermosa Beach police report. Just down the street, Alexander Martinez, the man who filed the report, was celebrating his 30th birthday at the Shore Restaurant and Lounge.
About 1:45 a.m. Martinez left the restaurant, his birthday cake in his arms, and walked north. Martinez told police he came upon Ronny Turiaf of the Lakers.
Martinez, the report said, asked if Turiaf would pose for a photograph with him. Turiaf obliged.
Martinez continued walking along Hermosa Avenue, then stopped with his cake in both hands in front of Blue 32. According to Martinez's report, Brown came along, grabbed the cake out of his arms and threw it at him.
The report gives no indication why Brown would do such a thing.
Frosted, the 5-foot-9-inch, 165-pound Martinez, tried to confront the 6-foot-11, 270-pound Brown, but Brown got into a white limousine, the report said.
That's when Lakers forward Lamar Odom entered the food fight, leaving Pedone's Pizza. Martinez walked up to him and confronted him about the stolen cake. Another man believed to be Odom's bodyguard pushed Martinez into the street, yelling at him to get away from Odom, the report said.
Odom, known for his quiet demeanor on the court, apparently thought that was a bit much, telling his bodyguard, "Calm down, he didn't do anything," the report said.
Everybody quickly went their separate ways. Twelve hours later, Martinez visited the Hermosa Beach police station to file a police report on the purloined pastry.
Detectives looked into a possible case of "grand theft of a person" and presented it to the Hermosa Beach city prosecutor, who decided to throw the case out.
The Lakers were winging their way to San Antonio on Tuesday. Lakers spokesman John Black said the team was aware of the cake episode, but had been informed that prosecutors were not seeking charges.
Black had no other comment.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/5230361.html
