A drunken driving charge against NBA player Samaki Walker is being dropped in Licking County Municipal Court, and the most the pro basketball player will possibly get is a $100 fine for allegedly failing to control his vehicle.

Walker, who signed on with the Miami Heat in early August after playing for the L.A. Lakers, was slated to appear in court Monday morning to face charges of drunken driving, failure to control his vehicle and failing to wear a seat belt.

Instead, the 27-year-old pro basketball player filed a no contest plea to the charge of failing to control his vehicle, and the other charges are being dismissed, said Assistant Law Director Chris Rolland.

"We could not prove what time he operated the vehicle. There was no question he was operating the vehicle, but we can't prove he was operating the vehicle within two hours of taking the blood test," Rolland said Friday.

"It's frustrating when that happens, but occasionally it does happen," he said.