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Report: Former Rockets star Steve Francis arrested for public intoxication

Former Rockets star Steve Francis was arrested for public intoxication Sunday night in Los Angeles, acccording to a TMZ report.

The report said police responded to a disturbance shortly before midnight between two men at a hotel in Burbank, California.

When police arrived, the report said, Francis was arrested for being drunk in public.

Francis was taken to jail before being issued a citation and released Monday morning, according to the report.

Francis, who recently opened up about his past struggles in an essay with The Players' Tribune, was arrested for a misdemeanor drunk driving charge in November 2016.