Whether it was the illness that contributed to his bizarre, late-night, three-wheel, Can-Am Spyder motorcycle ride on the Capital Beltway just outside Washington on Sept. 17 likely will be determined by the legal system sometime in 2010.
West was arrested that night near Largo, Md., after he was pulled over for cutting off a police officer. The officer then discovered one handgun in West's pocket, another in his pant leg and a shotgun in a guitar case strapped to his back.
On Nov. 3, West was indicted on several weapons charges and two driving offenses.
Right after the incident, West's father Dmitri was quoted by the Washington Post as saying: "All I can say is Delonte was looking behind his back and protecting himself."
From what or whom is unclear.
West, 26, went to Eleanor Roosevelt High in Prince George's County, Md. He owns a $1 million home in the same county.
He signed a 3-year, $12.7 million contract in September 2008. A month later, he left the team during training camp to get treatment for what he called depression.
"I felt a sense of anger and I just wanted to throw it all away and quit the team," West said then. "I needed help."
Cavs officials were supportive then, and remain supportive today.
This season, at training camp, West missed the first four practices. He also missed all eight preseason games and the first three regular-season games. Later, he missed five more games.
Recently, he had been playing his best ball of the season. He had 21 points at Milwaukee and 14 at Houston. He averaged 26.6 minutes over five games.
