[2] On December 11, 2005, Whaley and teammate Deron Williams got into an altercation with a group of Denver Nuggets fans who were harassing them outside a Park City club.

Whaley, who sustained a 6-inch cut on his hand at the bar that night, was suspended one game by the Jazz for lying about how he received the injury.

[8] After being released by the Toronto Raptors, Whaley moved to the Dominican Republic where he played briefly with Metros de Santiago.

[9] On November 1, 2007, Whaley was selected by the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the second round of the 2007 NBA Development League Draft.

He was arrested in Salt Lake County, and while he was being searched to be booked into jail, officers found several bags of marijuana on his possession.

[15] On March 7, 2016, Whaley was ordered to serve 60 days in Davis County Jail after pleading guilty to a third-degree felony count of burglary.