According to La Opinión de Málaga, a Spanish newspaper, Celtics center Vitor Faverani faces drunken driving charges after running a red light with his car and colliding with a bus Sunday morning in Spain. No one was hurt in the incident. Faverani was three times higher then the local limit for alcohol. At the time there is no word from the Celtics orginzation.
Last season Faverani averaged just around 4.4 points and 3.5 rebounds in 37 games last season. He is currently under contract for this upcoming season, earning $2 million.
Faverani was drafted back in 2009 but has been playing pro since 2005. Faverani is still very young at the age of 26. He is currently playing for the Maine Red Claws, the Boston Celtics D-League team. Faverani is a LEB champion back in 2011.
Faverani underwent successful arthroscopic knee surgery in March to repair a torn lateral meniscus.
