NBA superstar apologizes after police stop him downtown over traffic infraction
Houston Rockets basketball superstar James Harden apologized on China's social media for illegally riding a scooter in downtown Shanghai, after he was stopped by traffic police on Saturday.
The 29-year-old NBA player, who is on a promotional tour in China, said on his official Weibo account that he "was just trying to enjoy the city as much as possible."
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Pictures and videos circulating online show Harden riding a scooter near the intersection of Yan'an Road M. and Shaanxi Road S. in Jing'an District when he and fellow riders were apparently stopped by a police officer.
One of the videos suggests that Harden was riding against the traffic.
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According to the news portal thepaper.cn, Harden was riding a scooter on his way from the Jing’an Shangri-La, West Shanghai, where he was staying, to a promotional event at Caoyang Stadium about 4.4 kilometers away.
After being stopped by the traffic police, Harden returned to his hotel and took a car to the stadium instead, the report said.
Police haven't commented on the reports.
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