This Season

Lamar Odom is averaging a team-high 17.1 points and 7.7 rebounds a game in his second season with Clippers.

Isaiah “J.R.” Rider is averaging only 8.1 points while playing 18.7 minutes a game in his first season with Lakers.

NBA Drug Policy

Testing

* All players are tested at least once during the four-week preseason. Rookies are tested three more times, randomly and without notification, each season. Veterans are tested once during the preseason.

* If a veteran tests positive, he is tested again during a season only if there is reasonable cause. A doctor or counselor from the league-mandated program determines whether there is reasonable cause.

Penalties

* Anyone testing positive for cocaine, heroin or other “hard drugs” is barred from the NBA for two years.

* After a positive test for marijuana, a first-time offender must undergo mandatory counseling. A second positive test includes a $15,000 fine. Subsequent positive tests result in five-game suspensions and counseling.

Noncompliance

* If within five days of entering the marijuana program a player fails to comply (submit to testing and counseling), he is fined $10,000. If he fails to comply within eight days, he is fined an additional $10,000. Each additional day beyond eight costs the player $10,000 a day.