Artis Gilmore
01-27-2006, 09:17 PM
FOR BEING A CRACKHEAD
http://www.nba.com/news/andersen_060127.html
Birdman Suspended For Two Years
27th January, 2006 - 7:26 pm
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.
http://realgm.com/images/nba/4.2/profiles/photos/2006/Anderson_Chris_noh.jpg
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.
The drugs on that list are amphetamine and its analogs, which include methamphetamine; cocaine; LSD; opiates, including heroin, codeine and morphine; and PCP.
Andersen has not previously been suspended for steroid use.
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."
This has to be the longest suspension ever.
http://www.nba.com/news/andersen_060127.html
Birdman Suspended For Two Years
27th January, 2006 - 7:26 pm
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.
http://realgm.com/images/nba/4.2/profiles/photos/2006/Anderson_Chris_noh.jpg
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.
The drugs on that list are amphetamine and its analogs, which include methamphetamine; cocaine; LSD; opiates, including heroin, codeine and morphine; and PCP.
Andersen has not previously been suspended for steroid use.
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."
This has to be the longest suspension ever.