Police queried Telfair

Telfair, team officials, and the NYPD agreed it would be best for Telfair to look at the lineups during the second half. Telfair said the time was ``convenient for everyone involved" and the Celtics hoped such quick cooperation would prevent the incident from becoming a distraction for the team and allow Telfair to put the matter behind him.

"My situation with the case is over," said Telfair. ``I fully cooperated. Me and the team fully cooperated with the police of New York City. I gave them what happened and I'm done with it . . . I've still got my life. I'm still here playing basketball. I was the victim of a bad situation."

With the details Telfair confirmed, the description provided by a league source, and comments from the NYPD, it appears Telfair fell victim to one crime and could know valuable information about another, though he was ``not 100 percent sure what happened [to Fabolous]" because ``by that time I was already back in the [team] hotel." NYPD spokesman Kevin Hayes said the police will not confirm ``any people we may be talking to during the course of the investigation unless it leads to an arrest."

A sign by the entrance to Justin's warns patrons that cars parked in front of the restaurant will be ticketed and towed every night at 10:45, which supports the timeline provided by Telfair. According to a league source, the robbery made Telfair very nervous. When Telfair returned to the restaurant, he called a friend to escort him and his fiancee back to the parking garage. Telfair only returned to the restaurant to pick up his fiancee. The pair left the area shortly thereafter, well before the Fabolous shooting.