Jimmy Connors arrested in Santa Barbara

[MaineDem]

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Tennis great Jimmy Connors was arrested outside the campus arena where UC Santa Barbara and top-ranked North Carolina were playing a basketball game.

The eight-time Grand Slam champion was taken into custody Friday night after refusing to comply with an order to leave an area near the entrance of the Thunderdome following a confrontation, police Sgt. Dan Massey said in a statement.

A police dispatcher said Connors was arrested at the beginning of the game.

A Santa Barbara County jail employee said Connors had not been booked as of early Saturday.

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[joeybee12]

1. I never liked Jimbo...

...even when he got older and everyone thought he was so determined, I still recall the crap he always pulled on court. Could this be alcohol-related? That was my first thought.

[MaineDem]

2. My first thought, too

Sad.

[tishaLA]

3. That hagiography they tried to foist on tennis fans near the end

of his career never seemed to fit him. He was an asshole.

Bu he has also had to deal with the fairly recent death of his mother and I suspect he finds unproductive ways of dealing with his emotions