SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Blood tests released Friday showed former Phoenix Suns star Charles Barkley was well above the legal standard for intoxication when he was cited on suspicion of drunken driving on New Year's Eve.

The test results revealed Barkley had a 0.149 percent blood-alcohol content. The legal limit in Arizona is 0.08 percent.

Barkley, 45, was pulled over in his 2005 Infiniti in Scottsdale's Old Town area, a trendy spot in the Phoenix area, at about 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 31 for failure to stop at a stop sign by the officer working a DUI task force patrol.

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, a police report said.

Barkley failed standard field sobriety tests after the officer smelled alcohol on him, and he was arrested. Barkley declined to submit to a breath test, the report said.

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

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

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

KPHO-TV in Phoenix went to Barkley's gated home late last week and found his wife outside. She said she had no comment.

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.

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.