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Dallas Maverick forward Roy Tarpley apparently won’t be banned from the NBA after his arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
Tarpley, who has twice violated the NBA’s anti-drug policy and has been told to stay away from drugs and alcohol, was arrested Saturday.
Brian McIntyre, the league’s vice president of public relations, said the NBA was “looking into the situation.” League policy states a player can’t pick up a “third strike” unless he tests positive for cocaine or heroin.
He still could be suspended without pay if David Lewis, the medical director of ASAP Family Treatment Center in Van Nuys, determines that Tarpley has not adhered to his aftercare program.
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