Portland, Ore. ? Portland Trail Blazers Damon Stoudamire and Rasheed Wallace have pleaded innocent to misdemeanor marijuana possession charges related to a traffic stop in Washington state last month.

Stoudamire entered his plea in documents filed Wednesday in Lewis County District Court, according to his Portland-based attorney, Steve Houze. He and Wallace had been scheduled to enter pleas Friday on the charges.

Wallace also pleaded innocent, Lewis County prosecutor Jeremy Randolph said. A pretrial hearing will likely be set for January, depending on the attorneys’ schedule.

Wallace’s Seattle-based attorney, David Bukey, did not return messages.

After workouts Thursday at the Trail Blazers’ practice facility, Stoudamire said he could not talk about the matter. Wallace did not comment.

Stoudamire already has legal troubles related to the Feb. 23 discovery of marijuana at his Lake Oswego home.

Stoudamire and his father were charged with felony possession of marijuana, but the charges against his father were dropped. In August, a judge declared the search illegal and rejected a prosecution request to use the marijuana as evidence. That ruling has been appealed.

Late last month Wallace, Stoudamire and driver Edward Smith of Portland were stopped on Interstate 5 north of Centralia, Wash., for speeding. The group was returning after a Trail Blazers game against the Seattle SuperSonics.

A search of the vehicle turned up a small amount of marijuana, police said. Misdemeanor possession is punishable with a fine of up to $1,000 and up to three months in jail.

Afterward, Stoudamire and Wallace appeared in a brief news conference, where they apologized for the incident.