The police are still trying to sort out whatever happened this morning at a Denny’s on 75 and how involved Mavs forward Tim Thomas was. The police version (so far):
Thomas, another man and three women entered the Denny’s. Damien Pettie, 29, recognized Thomas. He told police he addressed the basketball player by saying, “What’s up?” Thomas told him not to talk to him, using curse words and racial and anti-gay epithets. Pettie responded with profanity.
The man with Thomas then struck Pettie twice in the face, breaking his lip open.
“Then all parties within both groups began to throw chairs, knock over tables, and fight each other” until the store manager told them he was going call police.
The other side, courtesy of Donnie Nelson:
“What I can tell you is that Tim was not involved. He’s 30 years old with a wife and kids. When the situation started to escalate, he left the property immediately. Certainly we’re working with authorities and our security folks to get to the bottom of it. But this is something that’s way, way, way overblown. Innocent until proven guilty in this country, last I checked.”
Only certainty: he probably shouldn’t have been there at that time to begin with. You’re rich, fella. If you want a Grand Slam Breakfast or Moons Over My Hammy in the middle of the night, get someone to pick it up for you.
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Isn’t that the Denny’s in the Knox-Henderson area?
Touché drew – that was funny.
I believe locals know it as the gay Denny’s.
Zac, I’m sure you’re aware that professional athletes playing during the evening aren’t on a typical 9-5 job. Given he’s starting his workday at around 4pm, winding down at 3am isn’t unreasonable.
Denny’s may be the best option. IJS
Except his workday doesn’t start at 4pm…unless he’s been granted a season-long reprieve from going to shootaround and lifting. Least surprising news ever.
I thought everyone knew by now not to speak to Tim Thomas directly because Tim Thomas doesn’t like talking to people who tell him “what’s up” without his permission.
Word is after throwing the chair, Thomas then proceeded to do this
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3766962107_288ef064d8.jpg
Oh, something good can happen at Denny’s at 3 A.M. and it’s called a Grand Slam Breakfast.
Something really bad usually happens at 4:30 as a result of that Grand Slam though…
On KRLD’s broadcast report of the incident, an eyewitness said that she was there taking her 65-year-old mother out for her birthday.
At 3 a.m.
At Denny’s.
How grateful her mother must be.
Zac, I;m with you spend your money to keep your behind out of trouble.order your food take your friends home and eat or take your married behind home to family.Thomas has been in the league long enough to have had enough partying and hanging out.if he dose not want to talk with People in public he should take his over paid ass home.If the AAC was empty and the public was not there who would pay his silly behind then.I am to sick of these over paid grown men who think they have been anointed Jesus.
Roger Emerick shouldn’t have been out that late either.
Or does he get a pass because he’s in the sports media?