Former Cavs guard Delonte West fails background check to visit President Obama at White House
Delonte West #13 of the Dallas Mavericks falls on top of Shane Battier #31 of the Miami Heat at American Airlines Center on December 25, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Posted: 01/09/2012
WASHINGTON DC - Former Cleveland Cavalier guard Delonte West won't be visiting the White House along with his current team the Dallas Mavericks.
The NBA Champion Mavericks will meet with President Barack Obama on Monday, but Delonte West has been barred from joining them.
It's because he failed a background check Obama's security team ran on him.
Every visitor who gets to meet the president has to go through a similar check.
West, a DC native, was arrested in September 2010 in Maryland for allegedly cutting off a police officer when changing lanes. When West was pulled over, police said he had three loaded guns. West never went to jail, but was placed on probation.
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