For substance abuse and psychological Issues... http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4419340 Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley has entered a rehabilitation hospital in Houston to address possible substance and psychological issues, multiple media outlets reported Monday. Beasley, who last year was hit with a $50,000 fine stemming from an incident at the NBA's annual rookie orientation, checked into an unidentified facility this past weekend, the reports said, citing unnamed sources. The Heat and the NBA declined comment to Yahoo! Sports, which first reported the story. A photo of the No. 2 pick in the 2008 NBA draft was posted Friday to his Twitter account, in which Beasley is displaying a new tattoo across his shoulders. That image also captured what appeared to be a small plastic bag on an adjacent table, the contents of which were unclear. Beasley's Twitter account has since been closed, as is another one he used earlier this year. Under the NBA's anti-drug rules, there are some instances in which a player who comes forward voluntarily to request help with a substance abuse issue is not penalized as harshly as a player who randomly tests positive and is thereby forced to enter the treatment program. The NBA never discloses who is in its drug treatment program. But that punishment mitigation does not extend to players who are already in the program, as Beasley was widely assumed to be after his expulsion from the rookie orientation program. Beasley finished his rookie season as Miami's second-leading scorer behind Dwyane Wade, averaging 13.9 points and 5.4 rebounds. He spent much of the year as a reserve, and both Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and team president Pat Riley talked often this summer about utilizing Beasley more this coming season at small forward and power forward. At times, though, Beasley's immaturity was a concern for teammates, although he typically laughed off such criticism, saying he was young and was going to act accordingly. Beasley was fined by the NBA in September after acknowledging he was involved in an incident involving teammate Mario Chalmers and Memphis' Darrell Arthur at the Rookie Transition Program that month. The NBA said Beasley, the No. 2 overall pick, originally failed to cooperate with the league investigation of the matter. The Heat said Beasley eventually chose to reveal that he was part of the incident. Chalmers and Arthur, former Kansas teammates, were fined $20,000 apiece after being banished from the rookie symposium. They were found in a room at the resort where the event was taking place with two women -- which violated NBA policy for the event. Security at the resort said the scent of mar1juana was detected, but no drugs or drug paraphernalia were found, and Chalmers and Arthur both insisted they were not using any illegal substances. Beasley's involvement in the incident was unclear. Beasley told The Associated Press in January there were times during his first six months as a professional that he felt "everyone was against me" and that many things "get blown out of proportion" -- referring specifically to the rookie symposium incident.
I hope he gets his life together. Watching him play at K-State two years ago was a pleasure. For some reason, they must have shown 15 KSU games in Houston that year.
He twitted things like "It's not worth livin'. I'm done." I wonder was he listening Fade to Black I hope he gets well soon.
So the guy is an addict and a headcase. Not good for the whole "surround Wade with talent" plan Miami has to do in order to keep Flash from jumping ship. Miami is going to be the new Clippers for a while once next summer rolls around.
He needs to get off the Dro. He is starting to get depressed and lose focus of reality. Time to switch to something he can handle like maybe finding a hobby with all of that money he has now. So what he found out he isnt gonna be the greatest player ever? That happens to alot of players, but he can stilll earn alot of money scoring around 15 points and 8 boards a game. Just ask Antonio Mc Dyess and Mo Wiliams. You dont even have to be Kelvin Cato to pull in over 60 million dollars in your NBA lifetime and that should be a dream enough for any person to want to fullfill. I hope he realizes that and doesnt mess that opportunity up too.
His depression sounds severe,which isn't surprising for someone on drugs,he will need support,psychotherapy and possibly medication treatment too.
I hope he gets well. The last thing we want to see is another Eddie Griffin case -- somebody mentioned that comparison in another thread and it's pretty much spot-on. The good news is that he's only 20-years-old with plenty of time to get his life together and hopefully live up to the high expectations that we all had for him coming out of college.
It's amazing how playing in the NBA just isn't enough for some people. He needs to lay off the weed and pray.
Yeah he is young and all but that was what we were saying about Griffin. That he is young and needs to get his act right. It's sad but something deeper is in play right now and he needs to fix his psychological issues before they get out of hand.
I wish him the best in his rehab. Beat the damn demon Beasley you are better without it in your life.
