Drugs are everywhere, even is sports. Many athletes are letting drugs ruin their professional careers. In NBA, this type of scenario is very evident, for there are many famous NBA players got addicted to drugs, resulting to end their careers earlier than we expect. This presentation will give us a better idea how dangerous these drugs are, even in sports.

1. TOP 16
NBACAREERS
DESTROYED BYDRUGS

2. 24
DENVER
(1970)
24
SEATTLE
(1971-75)
42
NEW YORK
(1976-79)
24
NEW ORLEANS
(1979)
24
WASHINGTON
(1982-83)
31
LA LAKERS
(1980)
TEAM(S)
ADMITSTOTHINKING
ABOUTATTEMPTINGTO
MURDERHISEX-COAH,
PAULWESTHEAD
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
COCAINE
19.2
PPG
CAREERSTATS
1.8
APG
9.3
RPG
SPENCERHAYWOOD
“Iwasagiftedathlete,andIsquanderedeverything.”

3. TEAM(S)
24
STLOUIS
(1975-76)
24
DETROIT
(1977-78)
8
BUFFALO
(1978)
27
BOSTON
(1979)
27
SANDIEGO
(1980)
9.2
PPG
CAREERSTATS
1.5
BPG
5.5
RPG
“IguessIdon'tneedtosaythatmycareer
didn'tlastmuchlongerafterthat.”
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
“BADNEWS”
HISNICKNAMETHATCAME
FROMHISFREQUENT
OFF-COURTPROBLEMSCOCAINE HEROIN MARIJUANA
MARVINBARNES

4. TEAM(S)
15
HOUSTON
(1977-78)
4
GOLDENSTATE
(1979-81)
5
WASHINGTON
(1982-83)
15
SANANTONIO
(1984)
10
MILWAUKEE
(1987-88)
20
SEATTLE
(1989)
10
HOUSTON
(1990)
5
HOUSTON
(1985-86)
10.7
PPG
CAREERSTATS
7.0
APG
1.4
SPG
“Iwasanexcellentathletewitha
badattitudeandacareerhamperedbydrugs”
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
SUBMITTEDVOLUNTARILY
TOANTI-DRUGTREATMENT
INORDERTOSTAY
INTHELEAGUECOCAINE ALCOHOL
JOHNLUCASII

5. TEAM(S)
14.8
PPG
CAREERSTATS
7.0
APG
2.6
SPG
20
NEWYORK
(1979)
20
NEWYORK
(1980-82)
20
GOLDENSTATE
(1983)
20
NEWJERSEY
(1983-86)
“Stayinghealthy,that’sthemostimportant
thingthatIhaveinmylife.”
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
COCAINE
BANNEDINNBA
(1986)
MICAHELRAYRICHARDSON

6. SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
COCAINE
BANNEDINNBA
(1987)
TEAM(S)
13.2
PPG
CAREERSTATS
2.9
APG
3.1
RPG
32
GOLDENSTATE
(1982-83)
32
HOUSTON
(1984-90)
30
PHILADELPHIA
(1990)
“Gettingbackontrack,that`swhatit`sallabout.”
LEWISLLOYD

7. SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
COCAINE
BANNEDINNBA
(1987)
10.0
PPG
CAREERSTATS
1.6
APG
3.2
RPG
“Imadebaddecisions.Partofitwashangingaround
withthewrongcrowdanddoingwhattheydid.”
TEAM(S)
15
CHICAGO
(1984)
15
HOUSTON
(1985-90)
23
PHILADELPHIA
(1992)
MITCHELLWIGGINS

8. TEAM(S)
12.6
PPG
CAREERSTATS
1.0
APG
10.0
RPG
42
DALLAS
(1987-95)
“Iwantedtotellthemwhatit’sallabout,
howdeadlyitcanbeifyougetcaughtupinit.”
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
BANNEDINNBA
(1991)COCAINE ALCOHOL
ROYTARPLEY

9. Biaswasthe2ndOverallDraftPickof1986NBADraft,
selectedbyBostonCeltics.
TEAM(S)
-
PPG
CAREERSTATS
-
APG
-
RPG
BOSTON
(1986)
30
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
DIED2DAYSAFTER
BEINGDRAFTEDDUE
TOCOCAINEOVERDOSECOCAINE
LENBIAS

10. “IknowI'msupposedtobeaHallofFamer,
butI'vecometorealizethatI'mintheHallofShame.”
TEAM(S)
3.1
PPG
CAREERSTATS
0.3
APG
2.4
RPG
8
GOLDENSTATE
(1987-88)
50
ATLANTA
(1988)
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
COCAINE
BANNEDINNBA
(1989)
CHRIS WASHBURN

11. TEAM(S)
4.1
PPG
CAREERSTATS
0.5
BPG
2.4
RPG
50
PHOENIX
(1987)
25
DETROIT
(1988)
20
DETROIT
(1990)
00
DETROIT
(1991-92)
00
SANANTONIO
(1993)
“Peopledon'tthinkabouttheconsequences.”
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
ARRESTEDMULTIPLETIMES
DUETODRUGPOSSESIONMARIJUANA
WILLIAMBEDFORD

12. TEAM(S)
10.6
PPG
CAREERSTATS
1.1
APG
3.4
RPG
21
PHOENIX
(1993)
12
PHOENIX
(1995)
7
PHILADELPHIA
(1996)
“Iftheytestedforpot,therewouldbenoleague”
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
BANNEDINNBA
(1991,93,95)COCAINE ALCOHOL
RICHARDDUMAS

13. TEAM(S)
16.7
PPG
CAREERSTATS
2.7
APG
3.8
RPG
34
MINNESOTA
(1994-96)
34
PORTLAND
(1997-99)
34
ATLANTA
(2000)
7
LALAKERS
(2001)
34
DENVER
(2002)
“I'mupsetthatmycareerdidn'tgo
aslongasitshouldhavewent.”
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
ARRESTEDMULTIPLETIMES
DUE TO DRUG POSSESIONMARIJUANA
ISAIAHRIDER

14. SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
CURRENTLY
WORKING AT
STARBUCKS
TEAM(S)
15.0
PPG
CAREERSTATS
1.9
APG
7.4
RPG
42
MILWAUKEE
(1994-97)
42
SEATTLE
(1998-01)
42
SEATTLE
(2002)
42
BOSTON
(2003-04)
42
HOUSTON
(2005)
34
LACLIPPERS
(2006)
42
NEWYORK
(2004-05)
“Iwasanalcoholic,Ilostafortune.Ihadagreattalent.”
ALCOHOL
VINBAKER

15. TEAM(S)
8.2
PPG
CAREERSTATS
5.9
APG
1.6
SPG
13
DENVER
(1999-00)
15
DENVER
(2000-01)
7
TORONTO
(2001-02)
7
SACRAMENTO
(2003)
13
UTAH
(2004)
“IcanfocusonmeandthechangesIneedtomaketobecome,
basically,acitizenofmytowninsteadofahindrance.”
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
SENTENCEDTO
8YEARSIN
PRISONONWEAPONS
DUICHARGESMARIJUANA
KEONCLARK

16. TEAM(S)
3.2
PPG
CAREERSTATS
2.4
APG
1.0
RPG
8
DENVER
(2000)
12
BOSTON
(2001)
“Youcanfindstrengthifyou'rewillingtotalkaboutthestruggle,
butyoucan'tdoitalone.”
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
HERREN HADBEENDEAD
FOR THIRTYSECONDS
CAUSEDBYHEROINOVERDOSE
COCAINE HEROIN PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS
CHRISHERREN

17. “Onlypersontoblameismyself.”
TEAM(S)
13.3
PPG
CAREERSTATS
3.7
APG
8.4
RPG
7
LACLIPPERS
(1999-03)
7
MIAMI
(2003-2004)
7
LALAKERS
(2004-11)
7
DALLAS
(2011-12)
7
LACLIPPERS
(2012-13)
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
OCTOBER13,2015
HE WASFOUND
UNRESPONSIVE ATA
BROTHELINNEVADA
COCAINE PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS
HEROIN
LAMARODOM

18. SOURCES:
www.people.com
www.articles.latimes.com
www.libertyballers.com
www.abcnews.go.com
www.ports.yahoo.com
www.hoopsvibe.com
www.sports.yahoo.com
www.complex.com
www.cbssports.com
www.usatoday.com
www.bleacherreport.com
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