<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Press Release - The NBA announced today that Chris Andersen of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets has been dismissed and disqualified from the league for violating the terms of the Anti-Drug Program agreed to by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. A veteran player such as Andersen who is dismissed from the league under the Anti-Drug Program cannot apply for reinstatement for at least two years. The NBA, NBA teams, and the Players Association are prohibited from publicly disclosing information regarding the testing or treatment of any NBA player under the Anti-Drug Program, other than to announce a player's suspension or dismissal from the league. Hornets owner George Shinn released the following statement: "All aspects of the NBA's Anti-Drug Program are kept confidential as part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. However, we can say that we were obviously disappointed and saddened to hear that Chris has been dismissed from the league. On behalf of his teammates, coaches and the entire organization, we wish him well and hope he learns from this experience."</div> http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/388..._for_two_years/
Steroids? should have figured it out the way he pulled those gravity defying dunks at last years all star.
Man, I actually liked him and liked his style of play. I don't know, I think its not the steroids but pot that got him. Gonna miss him...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AznxBaller:</div><div class="quote_post">Man, I actually liked him and liked his style of play. I don't know, I think its not the steroids but pot that got him. Gonna miss him...</div> Marijauna isn't on the drug list, is it?
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Marijauna isn't on the drug list, is it?</div> Not sure, but he definitely looks the type. He's not womanly enough to look like he's taken steroids.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting durvasa:</div><div class="quote_post">Marijauna isn't on the drug list, is it?</div> If it were, there would be no such thing as the Portland Trail Blazers.
Just to clear up the speculation, any performance enhancing drugs, such as steroids, come with a 10 game suspension, so Andersen was not on steroids. Also, he was not kicked out of the league for just not smoking a little weed either, because the weed penalties are very minor, beginning with a small fine upon the first offense. Chris Andersen's immediate removal from the league had to have been the result of the positive test result of an opiate, acid, pcp, cocaine, or another drug like that. My guess would be cocaine, mainly because it's a lot easier to test for than something like acid is.
Kinda makes me wonder if he was high at the slam dunk contest, it would explain a lot. I shouldn't joke about it though, this is pretty serious. We shouldn't judge him though, he just was unlucky enough to get caught. He was obviously doing this inbetween games if it was still in his system. I'd say there's a good chance that he was doing it with teammates/friends on opposing teams.
i feel bad for the guy because he has crazy physical talent, but obviously he has some issues. the dunk contest must have been at least a little bit embarrassing for him. you could see even the other all-stars were cracking up. i'd like to read the guy's biography if anyone ever made it. "The Rise and Fall of the White man who COULD Jump"
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting phunDamentalz:</div><div class="quote_post">i feel bad for the guy because he has crazy physical talent, but obviously he has some issues. the dunk contest must have been at least a little bit embarrassing for him. you could see even the other all-stars were cracking up. i'd like to read the guy's biography if anyone ever made it. "The Rise and Fall of the White man who COULD Jump"</div> Always refreshing to hear something completely off-base and racist. I guess no one else has seen this guy play outside of last year's dunk contest, because he's a hell of a dunker and one of the most athletic players in the league. Hell, he probably should have won it in 2004 over Fred Jones.
I'm not going to condemn him for it, because for all we know he could have an addiction problem. I just hope he realizes what an oppurtunity he's wasting.
I agree with Voodoo Child, the whole "white men can't jump" stereotype is silly. Yeah, Andersen is a good dunker. I saw Baron Davis hook him up many a time off the pick and roll. He was a raw player that will probably still be raw when he comes back. Doesn't seem like the type that will actually spend his 2 year vacation working on his game. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chutney:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm not going to condemn him for it, because for all we know he could have an addiction problem. I just hope he realizes what an oppurtunity he's wasting.</div> What difference does it make? Addiction problems aren't genetic, it's not like he was born with it. If he has an addiction problem it's his own fault.
As a guy who's hung around people who've had drug problems the physical signs aren't there for most of these drugs. Heroin? No, most heroin addicts are extremely weak, though in some cases they don't lose a whole lot of weight, but they do lose a lot of their physical ability. He wouldn't be able to play with a heroin addiction. Same with morphine. PCP? I don't think Andersen would do PCP, beyond the looks, he doesn't act like hes out of control crazy. (This is the only drug I've never personally been around) Acid. I think acid is the one that I would go with, that or cocaine. The thing is that he doesn't have the looks of a coke addict, though if it was just a one time thing, I can see how I wouldn't be able to tell. However Andersen does look like the kind of guy that would enjoy an acid trip, plus it really doesn't have any side effects physically.
You cant really make the call on what drug he's doing based on how he "looks" unless it was really glaringly obvious (have you seen Dennis Rodman lately?). I do tend to assume its cocaine untill I hear otherwise so Im being somewhat hipocritical here but based on the fact that the league used to be essentially a giant coke ring for YEARS I tend to think there still have to be a few guys in the league who do it recreationally and even as a kind of status symbol. I know that sounds silly but lots of players came from working class backgrounds might have grown up with associations of cocaine as something that rich and powerful people do.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Acid. I think acid is the one that I would go with, that or cocaine. The thing is that he doesn't have the looks of a coke addict, though if it was just a one time thing, I can see how I wouldn't be able to tell. However Andersen does look like the kind of guy that would enjoy an acid trip, plus it really doesn't have any side effects physically.</div> Like olskool said, you usually can't say what kind of drug a player's on just by his looks, and although I wouldn't rule out the possibility that he was using it, I'd also think that acid was on of the least probably drugs that he tested positive for. Most standard drug tests can't detect acid or tryptamines (like shrooms). Cocaine on the other hand is easier to test for, and unlike acid, it stays in your system for a long period of time. That's why I think cocaine is the most logical drug that he was on.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Jurassic:</div><div class="quote_post">Kinda makes me wonder if he was high at the slam dunk contest, it would explain a lot. I shouldn't joke about it though, this is pretty serious. We shouldn't judge him though, he just was unlucky enough to get caught. He was obviously doing this inbetween games if it was still in his system. I'd say there's a good chance that he was doing it with teammates/friends on opposing teams.</div> yup as soon as I heard that yesterday I automatically thought back to that dunk contest. Also just surprised he messed up like that. The times I seen him play he did bring some energy.
