SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Former Phoenix Suns star Charles Barkley was arrested early Wednesday morning by a Gilbert police officer on suspicion of drunken driving, investigators said.

Barkley was pulled over in his 2005 Infiniti near 75th Street and 6th Avenue at about 1:30 a.m. for failure to stop at a stop sign by the officer working a DUI task force patrol in Old Town Scottsdale, one of the trendiest spots in the Phoenix area.

During his interview with police, Barkley admitted to running the stop sign because he was in a hurry to drive around the corner to collect a sexual favor from a girl he had an encounter with last week, a newly-released police report said.

Barkley, 45, failed standard field sobriety tests after the officer smelled alcohol on him, and he was arrested. Barkley declined to submit to a breath test but was given a blood test. The results weren't immediately available.

Barkley was detained and taken to the mobile processing command post where he was processed, cited for DUI and released, police said.

He was cooperative with officers and took a cab home, said Lt. Eric Shuhandler.

"There was nothing unusual about how he was taken into custody," Shuhandler said. "He was treated exactly like we treat anybody else."

Barkley reportedly shook hands with officers and others at the command post.

"I am disappointed that I put myself in that situation," Barkley said in a statement to The Associated Press. "The Scottsdale police were fantastic. Now it is a legal matter and I will not comment any further as it is a legal matter."

CBS 5 News went to Barkley's gated home and found his wife outside. She said she had no comment.

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Seven months ago, the Wynn Las Vegas casino filed a civil complaint against Barkley, alleging that he had failed to pay a $400,000 gambling debt stemming from October 2007. Barkley responded and paid it back.4

During his 16 year NBA career, Barkley was regarded as one of the most controversial, outspoken and dominating players in the history of basketball.

Barkley played for the Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers and Houston Rockets.

In his first season with the Suns, he won the NBA MVP while leading Phoenix to the league’s best record of 62-20 and a berth in the 1993 NBA Finals.

In 1992 and 1996, he played on the USA Olympic "Dream Team."

Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star. In 2000, Barkley retired as one of four players in NBA history with 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists.

Since retiring, Barkley has enjoyed a successful career as an Emmy Award-winning color commentator on basketball. The former Auburn player was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame last month.

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