KRISTEN MACK of the Houston Chronicle reports: Houston Rockets guard Steve Francis was charged with DWI early Sunday.

Francis, 24, was stopped for running a red light at the corner of Westheimer and Fountainview around 5 a.m.

"Based on evidence, officers believed he was drinking, and he was taken into custody," said HPD spokesman Alvin Wright.

Francis was released Sunday afternoon after posting $500 bail on the misdemeanor charge. His case is scheduled to go before the Harris County Criminal Court No. 4 on Friday.