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Seattle's Reggie Evans misses part of third qtr due to Drug Test

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  1. tim562

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    This article is kinda funny!!! :eek:

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    NBA won't allow drug tests during games
    By TIM BOOTH
    ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

    SEATTLE -- NBA players will not be allowed to take their drug tests during games, the league said Wednesday, after a Seattle player missed part of the third quarter Tuesday night while taking his.

    NBA spokesman Tim Frank would not talk specifically about Seattle's Reggie Evans, who teammates said missed the first few minutes of the second half against the New York Knicks while being tested.

    But the league is changing when tests are allowed, Frank said.

    "Our policy, however, does not require a player to take a drug test at any point during a game, and we will ensure going forward that no testing is conducted during this time," he said.

    A phone message left for the players' association was not immediately returned.

    After Tuesday night's game, Seattle's Ray Allen said that Evans was not on the bench for the opening moments of the second half because he was taking his league mandated drug test, required under the new collective bargaining agreement.

    Evans, who started at power forward, returned to the bench with about 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter, but did not re-enter the game until there was 1:48 left in the quarter. During that stretch, Seattle's lead shrunk from 13 to six.

    Following Wednesday's practice, Evans said he got caught up in his normal pregame routine and did not take the test before the game because he forgot. Evans said he used the restroom before the game and then remembered about the test.

    "If you do your normal routine, you tend just to focus on that," Evans said. "You're not really thinking about (the test)."

    He decided to take the test at halftime at his own choice. Evans said he would have made it back in time, but "the dude moved too slow."

    Allen, one of Seattle's player representatives, said Wednesday the new testing takes about 15 to 20 minutes to complete, longer than previous tests. This is the first year the league is using an independent organization to conduct the screenings.

    Allen was upset that Evans' absence interfered with Seattle's chemistry. Seattle led 50-41 at halftime, but ended up losing 104-101 to the Knicks. Allen also raised the issue of being tested on game day, instead of the day before or day after games.

    "It's one of those situations that fell through the cracks a little bit, and I think it was unfortunate for us, but I won't use it as an excuse as to why we lost," he said.

    Seattle coach Bob Weiss said all he was told was that Evans was in the bathroom and didn't know if he was sick or if he would return. Weiss put Robert Swift in the lineup to start the second half.

    "I don't know if people did know that he wasn't out there warming up," Weiss said.

    Weiss said because of the confidentiality of the drug testing, he could not comment. General manager Rick Sund said he spoke with the league, but would not comment other than saying that drug testing is a very good part of the new collective bargaining agreement.

    Evans also reiterated that his test would come back negative.

    "I've been clean since I've been in the league, I've been clean since I've been in college, I've been clean since I've been in high school, middle school, elementary school," Evans said. "I'm just cleaner than clean. I'm cleaner than Pine-Sol."
     
    #1 tim562, Dec 8, 2005
  2. Lil Pun

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    So they have to wait until the test is complete and not give a sample and go?
     
    #2 Lil Pun, Dec 8, 2005
  3. A-Train

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    OMG, that is easily the funniest thing an NBA player has ever said. Personally, I think "Lil' Reg" or "The Sonic Boom" would have been a better name for it. :D
     
    #3 A-Train, Dec 8, 2005
  4. codell

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    I think he was talking about the guy that gave him the test.

    lol
     
    #4 codell, Dec 8, 2005
  5. Lil Pun

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    LOL! :D

    I totally missed that.
     
    #5 Lil Pun, Dec 8, 2005
  6. A-Train

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    Damn...just shows you how deep in the gutter my mind is...
     
    #6 A-Train, Dec 8, 2005
  7. SmeggySmeg

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    remind me again how long it takes to pee?
     
    #7 SmeggySmeg, Dec 8, 2005
  8. Lil Pun

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    Depends on the length it has to travel to get out. While it may take some 2 seconds it takes me almost an hour. :D
     
    #8 Lil Pun, Dec 8, 2005
  9. codell

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    Prostate giving you trouble?
     
    #9 codell, Dec 8, 2005
  10. A-Train

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    Don't tell me you've never had performance anxiety, like when you're in a crowded bathroom and you know there are people waiting behind you, or when there are 10 empty urinals around and somebody strolls in and pulls up in the one right next to you. I could only imagine the pressure of trying to pee in a little cup with somebody standing right there next to you holding a clipboard.

    You also have to factor in that he had been sweating all game long, and the body's cooling system is a higher priority than the urinary system. He probably didn't have much water in the tank to begin with...
     
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  11. Lil Pun

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    No, just this damn garden hose.
     
    #11 Lil Pun, Dec 8, 2005
  12. codell

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    You pee into a garden hose?

    :eek:

    :p
     
    #12 codell, Dec 8, 2005
  13. Lil Pun

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    LOL! :D

    OK, enough jokes about my manhood. I've heard them all my life. :( :p :mad:
     
    #13 Lil Pun, Dec 8, 2005
  14. m_cable

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    Speaking of performance anxiety, has anyone ever been at a urinal at work and your boss hits the stall next to you? That's happened a couple of times, and I've never, ever been able to go until he's gone. Luckily he doesn't have the same kind of problem or we'd be there all day.
     
    #14 m_cable, Dec 8, 2005
  15. A-Train

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    Next time you're in that situation, you should glance down at his member and say, "Wow, pretty big..."

    Sure, it's extremely high risk, but it could mean a raise or a promotion....
     
    #15 A-Train, Dec 8, 2005
  16. m_cable

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    Um, I really don't want a "raise" in that situation.
     
    #16 m_cable, Dec 8, 2005
  17. A-Train

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    I KNEW somebody would write something like that! :D

    Maybe "significant financial benefit" would have been a better choice of words...
     
    #17 A-Train, Dec 8, 2005
  18. TBar

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    What is in the water in Seattle?


    Fortson Blows Lid In Sonics Win
    10th December, 2005 - 12:27 am
    Seattle Times - Rashard Lewis scored 26 points and Reggie Evans grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds to lead the Seattle Sonics past the Utah Jazz 106-90 Friday night.

    The Sonics' win was marred by forward Danny Fortson's ejection in the fourth quarter, when he had to be restrained by teammate Ray Allen, coach Bob Weiss and assistant Jack Sikma after receiving his second technical foul of the game.

    Fortson was finally corralled, but not before shouting a few words and pointing his finger at referee Mike Callahan as Allen led him toward the tunnel. The Sonics were already up by 20.

    Allen added 19 points and six assists and Vladimir Radmanovic had 17 points for the Sonics, who have won five of six. [READ]
     
    #18 TBar, Dec 10, 2005
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