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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em &gt;Get breaking news and SI\u2019s biggest stories instantly. Download the new Sports Illustrated app (iOS&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;Android) and personalize your experience by following your favorite teams and SI writers.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Indiana Pacers guard Ty Lawson has been sentenced to a year of probation for his drunken driving arrest in Denver last January, according to the &lt;em&gt;Associated Press&lt;/em&gt;.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prosecutors had hoped that Lawson would receive at least a month of jail time due to a pattern of drunk driving\u2014he was arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles in July and has two previous DUI arrests that do not count as previous offenses.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, Lawson\u2019s lawyer, Harvey Steinberg, argued that Lawson was being treated differently by the prosecution team due to his celebrity status.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022 Report: Mavs\u2019 Chandler Parsons likely to undergo season-ending surgery&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The judge agreed with Lawson\u2019s defense, but reprimanded the player for his actions.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lawson has already completed a court-ordered 30-day residential treatment program at a rehabilitation&amp;nbsp;center in Malibu, Calif. &amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lawson played 53 games with the Houston Rockets this season, but lost his starting job after only 12 games. Lawson was eventually waived by Houston and signed with the Pacers on March 7.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022 Dikembe Mutombo escapes Brussels attack unharmed&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over his seven-year career, Lawson has averaged 13.2 points and 6.2 assists.&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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