NBA Resumes Drug Testing After Talks
The NBA resumed testing its players for marijuana use Wednesday after a six-day hiatus during which the league and union met to discuss a breach of the confidentiality agreement.
The identities of two players who tested positive for marijuana were revealed to the New York Times, although the newspaper did not name them in a story about testing being suspended.
Testing should be completed by early next week. This is the first season in which players are being tested for marijuana and steroids.
A first-time offender must undergo mandatory counseling, and a second positive test would include a $15,000 fine. Subsequent positive tests would result in five-game suspensions.
*
Washington Wizard point guard Rod Strickland was fined an undisclosed amount by the team for missing practice. Strickland also did not travel to Cleveland for an exhibition game tonight. . . . A Clipper last season, veteran point guard Sherman Douglas, 33, returned to the New Jersey Nets, signing a multiyear deal.
Get our high school sports newsletter
Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
