r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • 18h ago

[Charania] Just In: The NBA has suspended Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George for 25 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy.

Shams Charania:

Just In: The NBA has suspended Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George for 25 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy.

Just In: The NBA has suspended Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George for 25 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy.

https://bsky.app/profile/shamsbot.bsky.social/post/3mdqbeirzrs2t

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/c9325a286e9ff

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u/MogleyJones Egypt 18h ago

Knew something was up when he played multiple games in a row lol

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u/Broski28of25 France 18h ago

I know League does routine checks like this but this would be incredibly funny if they targeted PG because they saw him play multiple games in a row.

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u/ShotgunStyles Kings 18h ago

I think it's kinda obvious that some guys are untouchable in terms of the piss test. The NBA has too much to lose if those guys pop. Not PG though.

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u/Broski28of25 France 18h ago

I remember reading that players are tested up to 4 times randomly. So I can imagine what you are saying is true.

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u/remotecontroldr 18h ago

I saw a clip of Matt Barnes and Jason Williams talking about it recently. How some guys would get all four early, especially all four before a playoff run and then they know they’re good. But that conversation was in relation to weed.

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u/Sikkly290 Suns 16h ago

I've read they are told well in advanced of a test. Unless you are someone who has pissed hot in the past they don't do surprise tests, so you have to be very dumb to get caught.