Kings center Brad Miller has been suspended for five games next season for violations of the league's anti-drug policy. Translated into reality-speak: Kings redneck Brad Miller has been suspended five games because he can't say 'no' to Mary Jane.The five-game suspension is a well-known, poorly-hid mask for "third marijuana violation" in NBA fan circles. That NBA players smoke weed is no secret. Some, like Josh Howard, are able to do so without getting pinched by a league urine test. Others, like David Harrison and Miller, don't learn their lesson and pay the price with public humiliation and a loss of five paychecks.
As a Kings fan, my personal anger over this is mostly limited to the fact this seems to happen to the Kings every year. Last season, Ron Artest was suspended for the first seven games of the season because of a domestic violence arrest. The season prior, the freaking coach, Eric Musselman, got pinched for a DUI during preseason. Feel free to add some Mo Taylor, Keon Clark, Chris Webber, and Vlade Divac's knock-off purses for good measure. Good grief, it's Sacramento! Calm down, NBA players!
In other NBA police blotter news, nominal Bull JamesOn Curry got hit with a one-game suspension for urinating on the streets of Beautiful Boise, Idaho. Pee in a cup, pee on pavement: you just can't win these days.
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It's Sacramento - you need the weed in order to make it through the nights in the Big Valley.
We need to stop testing these grown men for weed.. Drug testing has a place in sports and in many professions. But testing for herb does nothing but embarrass the players putting them and the leagues they play in, in a bad light. If you want to test for hard drugs or performance enhancing drugs that could truly do the player a great deal of harm either in the sort or long term I am all for that but testing for “tree” is something that has to end
Pacers fans don't want to hear your griping about suspensions and embarrassment.