Looks like the NBA has the same problems. Players juicing up to enhance their levels of play on the court. It happens in football, the Olympics, Baseball, and from what Derrick Rose tells reporters....in basketball too.
The league has very strict policy that players have to follow....testing that is, with stern penalties for those caught in violation of the leagues substance abuse policies. Each year that passes they step it up a notch on the guidelines, but somehow there are players that fall through the crease.
Chicago Bulls player Derrick Rose was interviewed by ESPN magazine a few weeks ago when the topic came about. They asked him on a scale from 1-10 how bad he thought the steroid problem in the NBA was....he responded with a 7. Shortly after giving a numerical analysis of the leagues problem he said..."It's huge and i think we need a level playing field, where nobody has that advantage over the next person".
Now we all know that players on professional teams get paid a very healthy amount of money to play.... but at what point do they as players realize that when they use performance enhanced drugs their legacy will be tarnished? Their fans will never look at them the same even if it comes out that they didn't use drugs?
What do you think the league should do to step up surveillance on players using performance enhanced drugs?
Players should be tested prior to all playoff games like boxers are required to do before championship fights.
ReplyDeleteAGREED!!! They also need to enforce random testing...but make it so the players have no idea at all.
ReplyDeleteHow about we look at the real issue? For me, that means that I do not have an ounce of trust in David Stern. Fans need to demand that *he* prove *why* his steroid testing can be trusted. And what exactly *is* that policy? And what will he do about HGH? MLB is working on blood testing and it will be here soon, but this guy is trying to act like his league doesn't have a problem? What are we ... idiots? Yeah, I'm sure football, baseball, track, cycling ... all these sports have had problems but the NBA doesn't? Come on ...
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see Steren take a lie detector test and state that the only positive tests over the past few years have been Rashard Lewis, OJ Mayo and Darius Miles. Does he really think these types of guys would be taking stuff but the biggest, strongest superstar players wouldn't?
@Anonymous.... very good point! I think the league knows all about every player using but they make so much money from them that people in higher places tell them to keep it quiet... just my opinion.
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