Unfortunately, he was caught up in another one of those periodic publicity-seeking stings in
Polk County. FL. I don't mean to rehash the BP vs VP discussion, but it is much easier for LE to set up a BP sting than a VP sting.
His dad John Havlicek was my favorite player when the Celtics dominated the NBA in the late 1960's. Amazingly, he was used mostly as a reserve rather than a starter, but he was clearly the most valuable "sixth man" in basketball history. His clutch performance in big games was legendary.
I can still hear Celtics radio announcer Johnny Most almost losing his voice as he screamed at the top of his lungs, "
Havlicek stole the ball!"