In what could only be described as shocking, Rashard Lewis of the Orlando Magic has tested positive for a “testosterone-producing steroid” and will be suspended for the first 10 games of next season.
According to league sources, Lewis was taking nutritional supplements at the end of last season that unknowing to him contained a substance commonly known as DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) — a chemical compound made naturally in the body but also found in numerous over-the-counter supplements at nutritional stores. The substance is banned by most sports leagues, including the NBA.
Good thing this happened on a Thursday (and the Yankees-Red Sox series begins tonight). Otherwise, we’d have 4-5 days of fired-up talk radio about steroids in the NBA, and finger-pointing at guys like … well, you know. We don’t even need to mention them. Here’s a photo of Lewis with the Sonics. No discernable difference (not that muscle matters all that much; A-Rod’s been roughly the same size the last 10 years.) We couldn’t even tell you the last guy in the NBA to get busted for steroids. The last All-Star? No clue.
Here are a few other NBA players who have been suspended for steroid use.
Rashard Lewis tests positive for performance enhancing substance, will miss first 10 games
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