3 NBA Players suspended

REEKO_HTOWN · Aug 27, 2010

NBA players Brandon Rush, Tyreke Evans, Kenny Hasbrouck suspended for various games this season.

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/24156827

The NBA today suspended Brandon Rush, Kenny Hasbrouck, and Tyreke Evans for games starting in the 2010 NBA season.

Rush is at once the most surprising and most severe, getting five games for violating the NBA's drug policy. Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star reports that this is Rush's third violation of the drug program , which automatically leads to a five-game suspension. Evans recevied a one game suspension for his little joyride last April . Hasbrouck had been arrested for driving while intoxicated in New York, and received two games.

Evans is the highest profile player, and his absence will make the Kings' season opener in Minnesota a pick 'em. Were it a better team, they would undoubtedly be underdogs in that game.

Rush, though, made strides last season, and this is a significant step backwards. It's not know at this time if the violation was for recreational drug use or violation for use of a banned substance as was the case with Rashard Lewis last season.

Hasbrouck was unlikely to see time for the Heat at all, and especially not for the first two games of the season. The Heat also had to expect this result after Hasbrouck's guilty plea. It's not known whether Hasbrouck will even make it out of training camp, being a D-League call-up on a championship-expectant team.

The fact that the Pacers were not made aware of the first two violations for Rush, per the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement in order to protect a player's privacy, is likely to spark some debate. Not being aware of a player's problems prevents a team from being able to get that player the help he needs. While the concern is unfair treatment towards those players, the inability of a team to support the player through his trouble can be construred to cause more harm than good. It's especially disappointing because of how Rush has developed, starting to look more and more like a central part of the Pacers' future.

This comes on the heels of another Pacer likely to face suspension, with Lance Stephenson arrested for assault on his girlfriend and mother of his kids. With how the Pacers have been hyper-aggressive in avoiding low-character players, this could spell a significant downturn for Rush's career.
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Shaud · Aug 27, 2010

From the thread title I thought Tyreke Evans was suspended for drugs.

J-Mac · Aug 27, 2010

Title is really misleading.

da_juice · Aug 27, 2010

Glad to see Stern cracking down.

tdogg310 · Aug 27, 2010

I currently live in Cincinnati, so I am somewhat of a Pacers fan, and this news on Rush is very surprising to say the least. This kid has been nothing short of professional in his young career, by taking the changes in starting and coming off the bench in stride. Even drafting 2 highly talented wing players to basically replace him, he has been very professional about the whole thing. With him fighting for minutes i assume it is some sort of steroid instead of recreational drug use....but who knows

Tesla · Aug 27, 2010

tdogg310 said:

I currently live in Cincinnati, so I am somewhat of a Pacers fan, and this news on Rush is very surprising to say the least. This kid has been nothing short of professional in his young career, by taking the changes in starting and coming off the bench in stride. Even drafting 2 highly talented wing players to basically replace him, he has been very professional about the whole thing. With him fighting for minutes i assume it is some sort of steroid instead of recreational drug use....but who knows
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You can use pot and still be very professional.

REEKO_HTOWN · Aug 27, 2010

looks for sure that it's weed. this is Rush's third failed test

http://twitter.com/Wells222/status/22283862515

It was the third time that Rush failed a drug test. David Harrison was suspended 5 games in 2008 after he failed the test.
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