<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Hedo Turkoglu has been suspended for 20 games for testing positive for methenolone, the NBA says</p>— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMannixSI/status/301784869300736000">February 13, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Statement from Hedo Turkoglu & Magic GM Rob Hennigan: "While I was back home in Turkey this past summer, I was given a medication by my trainer to help recover more quickly from a shoulder injury. I didn't know that this was a banned substance and didn't check before taking it.” "I take full responsibility for anything that goes into my body. This was a complete error in judgment on my part and I apologize to the Orlando Magic organization, the league, my teammates, and the Magic fans. I know I have let down a lot of people and I am truly sorry for my mistake." Hennigan: "Hedo unknowingly took a banned substance. There are more than 125 banned substances on the NBA List, and we spend a lot of time educating our players on the contents of that list and will certainly continue to do so moving forward. We believe this was an honest mistake."
Had no idea the NBA even tested for steroids...I'm even more surprised that Hedo even uses steroids...
I laughed. Not the person I would have guessed taking it. Sure they didnt confuse it with the ugly pill?
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Same here. I was surprised Rashard Lewis tested positive when he did. Maybe it's an Orlando Magic thing.
Hedo has alot of injuries so he takes this stuff thats all. ALOT of people take roids and even doctors prescribe them for people in physical therapy sometimes when recovering from diseases
lol at the stats...looks like those steroids didnt even help...the magic arent relevant anyway so who cares
"While I was back home in Turkey this past summer, I was given a medication by my trainer to help recover more quickly from a shoulder injury,” Turkoglu said in the statement. “I didn't know that this was a banned substance and didn't check before taking it. "I take full responsibility for anything that goes into my body. This was a complete error in judgment on my part and I apologize to the Orlando Magic organization, the league, my teammates, and the Magic fans. I know I have let down a lot of people and I am truly sorry for my mistake." Hennigan: "Hedo unknowingly took a banned substance. There are more than 125 banned substances on the NBA List, and we spend a lot of time educating our players on the contents of that list and will certainly continue to do so moving forward. We believe this was an honest mistake."
In this case I believe him. At this point I this career it makes no sense that he takes it for performance enhancing purposes. More likely just to recover faster from all those nagging injuries built up thru out the years
the ironic thing about this is Orlando is 15/36. well, what do you expect from the land of Mickey Mouse?
He should be exempted from that. That is ridiculous. He never improved at all. He should sue his trainer. I feel like he honestly told the truth.
