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NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, hours after his worst game of the season.

Police said the Denver Nuggets forward was pulled over for weaving and failing to dim his lights.

Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets are battling for a playoff spot in the West.
(Jack Dempsey/Associated Press)

Det. Sharon Hahn said Anthony, who was alone in the car, failed a series of field sobriety tests. He was ticketed and released at the scene, but Hahn did not know how he got home. Denver police don't jail DUI suspects and Anthony was no exception, Hahn said.

Anthony is due in court May 14.

Mark Warkentien, vice president of basketball operations for the Nuggets, said the team was aware of the situation but declined comment.

Anthony apologized through his attorney, Dan Recht.

"Carmelo apologizes to his fans, the Denver community, his teammates and the Nuggets organization for the distraction this is causing them," Recht said.

He said Anthony consented to a blood test, but results won't be available for about two weeks.

In the meantime, "Carmelo will try to stay focused on his family and his team," Recht said.

The Nuggets are in the middle of a heated playoff race. They moved a-half game ahead of Golden State for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference on Sunday night when they beat Houston 111-94.

But it was Anthony's worst outing of the season. He was held to 11 points on 3-of-14 shooting against a Rockets team that was missing defensive specialist Shane Battier.

Anthony still managed to extend his NBA-best streak of double-digit games to 206.

On Saturday, he committed a flagrant foul against Utah's Deron Williams that changed he course of a close game, and the Jazz ran away with a 124-97 win.

The Nuggets did not practise on Monday and Anthony wasn't available. He's expected back on the court at practice on Tuesday.

The Nuggets (49-32) can clinch their fifth straight postseason berth by beating Memphis at home on Wednesday night or if the Warriors lose at Phoenix on Monday night or against Seattle on Wednesday night.

Anthony was named an All-Star starter for the first time this season, along with teammate Allen Iverson, and he's fourth in the NBA in scoring (25.8) and averaging a career-best 7.4 rebounds.

Last season, he was suspended 15 games for his part in a fracas with the New York Knicks.

In February, Anthony was ticketed in Arapahoe County, Colo., for driving 40 km/h over the posted speed limit. A hearing is set for next month in that speeding case.

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