Darius Miles Fails Drug Test
07.3.2008 - Updated on 07.3.2008
|
Darius Miles, the former Trail Blazers forward who is looking for employment within the NBA, became a little less attractive to teams Wednesday after it was learned that Miles is subject to a 10-game suspension for violating the league’s anti-drug program.
It is not known for what substance Miles tested positive, but the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement states a player can receive a 10-game suspension for testing positive once for performance-enhancing drugs or for his fourth positive test of marijuana.
Players are randomly tested four times a year, from Oct. 1 through June 30. After the first positive test for marijuana a player is entered into the league’s substance abuse program. The second positive test carries a $25,000 fine. The third a five-game suspension and the fourth a 10-game suspension, with each subsequent positive test carrying a five-game incremental suspension.
http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/1215055511213950.xml&coll=7
