Chris Andersen Banned for 2 Years

[greatwhitenorth]

NEW YORK (AP) -- New Orleans Hornets forward Chris Andersen was dismissed from the NBA Friday for violating the league's drug policy.
Andersen must wait two years before he can apply for reinstatement, the league said.
Andersen, 27, averaged 5.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in 32 games this season, his fifth in the NBA.
He played three seasons for the Nuggets before joining the Hornets.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/01/27/bc.bkn.hornets.andersen.ap/index.html

I'm not sure what the NBA drug policy is but 2 years is a lot.

 

[Jaxbuck]

I'm not sure what the NBA drug policy is but 2 years is a lot.

This is akin to Slash getting kicked out of GNR.

You gotta fuck up pretty bad.

 

[Smooth Olaf]

FYI, Andersen's name in the topic title is misspelled.

Anyway, he could go down as the biggest punchline in NBA history. First, he put up the worst performance ever at the dunk contest last year, and now this. What a tool.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I'm not sure what the NBA drug policy is but 2 years is a lot.

Tell that to the average citizen who gets 2 years, in fucking jail, for possessing illegal substances...

 

[greatwhitenorth]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

Tell that to the average citizen who gets 2 years, in fucking jail, for possessing illegal substances...

Take it easy. First of all we don't know what drug it was and even if it was illegal. And compared to other players who were suspended for using illegal drugs (guys from Portland) this suspension is a lot. I never said he didn't deserve the punishment he got but just compared to the past it is a lot.

 

[Brutus1]

I thought Slash quit GNR?

 

[TheStoicPaisano]

Well, duh. Have you ever seen this guy before? He looks higher than a kite.

Shit, he's called the Birdman.

 

[Smooth Olaf]

From ESPN.com:

According to the league's collective bargaining agreement, a player can only be disqualified for a fourth positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, or a first positive test for "drugs of abuse."

He's either been caught a bunch of times for performance enhancers, or he's into the hard stuff.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

FYI, Andersen's name in the topic title is misspelled.

Anyway, he could go down as the biggest punchline in NBA history. First, he put up the worst performance ever at the dunk contest last year, and now this. What a tool.

This was exactally what I was thinking. At least we won't have to see him in the dunk contest again.