DENVER -- Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of driving while ability-impaired and was sentenced to probation and community service.



 
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Prosecutors dropped a more serious DUI charge Tuesday in exchange for Anthony's plea.

He also pleaded guilty to failure to stay in a single lane. He was ordered to serve one year of probation, perform 24 hours of community service, and pay $1,000 in fines, fees and court costs.

On Monday, the Nuggets suspended Anthony for the first two games of the next season because of the arrest, hours after he was named to the 12-man U.S. Olympic team roster.

Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien said in a written statement Monday that the team will continue to support Anthony as he "strives to live up to the high expectations" set by the team and by Anthony.

Warkentien also said in the statement the team takes "drinking and driving very seriously" and that they will continue to handle the matter internally and will not comment further.

Anthony was pulled over on Interstate 25 on April 14. Police said Anthony was weaving and not dimming his lights when he was pulled over. He was driving alone at the time.

Anthony's future with the Nuggets also has been a point of regular discussion. In his first public comments since Denver's season ended, he made a request of management not to trade him. His agent, Calvin Andrews, told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard that the franchise has given assurances that Anthony will not be dealt.

"I felt like I've been committed to them and showed my loyalty to them and to the city and state. I would like the same thing in return," Anthony told the Denver Post in a telephone interview Monday. "I would rather them be honest with me and just let me know."