Top 16 NBA Careers Destroyed by Drugs
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TOP 16NBA CAREERSDESTROYED BY DRUGS
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24DENVER(1970)
24SEATTLE
(1971-75)
42NEW YORK(1976-79)
24NEW ORLEANS
(1979)
24WASHINGTON
(1982-83)
31LA LAKERS
(1980)
TEAM
(S)
ADMITS TO THINKINGABOUT ATTEMPTING TOMURDER HIS EX-COAH,
PAUL WESTHEAD
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
COCAINE
19.2
PPG
CAREER STATS
1.8
APG
9.3
RPG
SPENCER HAYWOODI was a gifted athlete, and I squandered everything.
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TEAM
(S) 24
ST LOUIS(1975-76)
24DETROIT
(1977-78)
8BUFFALO
(1978)
27BOSTON(1979)
27SAN DIEGO
(1980)
9.2
PPG
CAREER STATS
1.5
BPG
5.5
RPG
I guess I don't need to say that my careerdidn't last much longer after that.
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
BAD NEWSHIS NICKNAME THAT CAMEFROM HIS FREQUENTOFF-COURT PROBLEMS
COCAINE HEROIN MARIJUANA
MARVIN BARNES
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TEAM
(S) 15
HOUSTON(1977-78)
4GOLDEN STATE
(1979-81)
5WASHINGTON
(1982-83)
15SAN ANTONIO
(1984)
10MILWAUKEE(1987-88)
20SEATTLE(1989)
10HOUSTON
(1990)
5HOUSTON(1985-86)
10.7
PPG
CAREER STATS
7.0
APG
1.4
SPG
I was an excellent athlete with abad attitude and a career hampered by drugs
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
SUBMITTED VOLUNTARILYTO ANTI-DRUG TREATMENT
IN ORDER TO STAYIN THE LEAGUECOCAINE ALCOHOL
JOHN LUCAS II
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TEAM
(S)
14.8
PPG
CAREER STATS
7.0
APG
2.6
SPG
20NEW YORK
(1979)
20NEW YORK(1980-82)
20GOLDEN S TATE
(1983)
20NEW JERSEY
(1983-86)
Staying healthy, thats the most importantthing that I have in my life.
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
COCAINE
BANNED IN NBA(1986)
MICAHEL RAY RICHARDSON
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SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
COCAINE
BANNED IN NBA(1987)
TEAM
(S)
13.2
PPG
CAREER STATS
2.9
APG
3.1
RPG
32GOLDEN S TATE
(1982-83)
32HOUSTON(1984-90)
30PHILADELPHIA
(1990)
Getting back on track, that` s what it` s all about.
LEWIS LLOYD
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SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
COCAINE
BANNED IN NBA(1987)
10.0
PPG
CAREER STATS
1.6
APG
3.2
RPG
I made bad decisions. Part of it was hanging aroundwith the wrong crowd and doing what they did.
TEAM
(S) 15
CHICAGO(1984)
15HOUSTON(1985-90)
23PHILADELPHIA
(1992)
MITCHELL WIGGINS
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TEAM
(S)
12.6
PPG
CAREER STATS
1.0
APG
10.0
RPG
42DALLAS
(1987-95)
I wanted to tell them what its all about,how deadly it can be if you get caught up in it.
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
BANNED IN NBA(1991)COCAINE ALCOHOL
ROY TARPLEY
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Bias was the 2nd Overall Draft Pick of 1986 NBA Draft,
selected by Boston Celtics.
TEAM
(S)
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PPG
CAREER STATS
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APG
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RPGBOSTON(1986)
30
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
DIED 2 DAYS AFTERBEING DRAFTED DUETO COCAINE OVERDOSECOCAINE
LEN BIAS
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I know I'm supposed to be a Hall of Famer,but I've come to realize that I'm in the Hall of Shame.
TEAM
(S)
3.1
PPG
CAREER STATS
0.3
APG
2.4
RPG
8GOLDEN S TATE
(1987-88)
50ATLANTA(1988)
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
COCAINE
BANNED IN NBA(1989)
CHRIS WASHBURN
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TEAM
(S)
4.1
PPG
CAREER STATS
0.5
BPG
2.4
RPG
50PHOENIX
(1987)
25DETROIT(1988)
20DETROIT(1990)
00DETROIT
(1991-92)
00SAN ANTONIO
(1993)
People don't think about the consequences.
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
ARRESTED MULTIPLE TIMESDUE TO DRUG POSSESIONMARIJUANA
WILLIAM BEDFORD
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TEAM
(S)
10.6
PPG
CAREER STATS
1.1
APG
3.4
RPG
21PHOENIX
(1993)
12PHOENIX
(1995)
7PHILADELPHIA
(1996)
If they tested for pot, there would be no league
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
BANNED IN NBA(1991,93,95)COCAINE ALCOHOL
RICHARD DUMAS
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TEAM
(S)
16.7
PPG
CAREER STATS
2.7
APG
3.8
RPG
34MINNESOTA(1994-96)
34PORTLAND(1997-99)
34ATLANTA(2000)
7LA LAKERS
(2001)
34DENVER(2002)
I'm upset that my career didn't goas long as it should have went.
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
ARRESTED MULTIPLE TIMESDUE TO DRUG POSSESIONMARIJUANA
ISAIAH RIDER
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SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
CURRENTLYWORKING ATSTARBUCKS
TEAM
(S)
15.0
PPG
CAREER STATS
1.9
APG
7.4
RPG
42MILWAUKEE
(1994-97)
42SEATTLE
(1998-01)
42SEATTLE(2002)
42BOSTON
(2003-04)
42HOUSTON
(2005)
34LA CLIPPERS
(2006)
42NEW YORK(2004-05)
I was an alcoholic, I lost a fortune. I had a great talent.
ALCOHOL
VIN BAKER
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TEAM
(S)
8.2
PPG
CAREER STATS
5.9
APG
1.6
SPG
13DENVER
(1999-00)
15DENVER
(2000-01)
7TORONTO
(2001-02)
7SACRAMENTO
(2003)
13UTAH
(2004)
I can focus on me and the changes I need to make to become,basically, a citizen of my town instead of a hindrance.
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
SENTENCED TO8 YEARS INPRISON ON WEAPONS
DUI CHARGESMARIJUANA
KEON CLARK
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TEAM
(S)
3.2
PPG
CAREER STATS
2.4
APG
1.0
RPG
8DENVER(2000)
12BOSTON(2001)
You can find strength if you're willing to talk about the struggle,but you can't do it alone.
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
HERREN HAD BEEN DEADFOR THIRTY SECONDSCAUSED BY HEROIN OVERDOSE
COCAINE HEROIN PRESCRIPTIONDRUGS
CHRIS HERREN
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Only person to blame is myself.
TEAM
(S)
13.3
PPG
CAREER STATS
3.7
APG
8.4
RPG
7LA CLIPPERS
(1999-03)
7MIAMI
(2003-2004)
7LA LAKERS(2004-11)
7DALLAS
(2011-12)
7LA CLIPPERS
(2012-13)
SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
OCTOBER 13, 2015
HE WAS FOUNDUNRESPONSIVE AT ABROTHEL IN NEVADA
COCAINE PRESCRIPTIONDRUGS
HEROIN
LAMAR ODOM
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