OT George Karl: NBA has a PED issue

[Blazers Roy]

We’ve got a more thorough drug-testing program than the NFL or MLB, which we always brag about. But we’ve still got a drug issue, though a different one than thirty years ago. And this one bothers me more than the dumbasses who got in trouble with recreational drugs.

I’m talking about performance-enhancing drugs—like steroids, human growth hormone, and so on. It’s obvious some of our players are doping. How are some guys getting older—yet thinner and fitter? How are they recovering from injuries so fast? Why the hell are they going to Germany in the off-season? I doubt it’s for the sauerkraut.

More likely it’s for the newest, hard-to-detect blood boosters and PEDs they have in Europe. Unfortunately, drug testing always seems to be a couple steps behind drug hiding. Lance Armstrong never failed a drug test. I think we want the best athletes to succeed, not the biggest, richest cheaters employing the best scientists. But I don’t know what to do about it.

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/12/26/george-karl-nba-has-steroid-issue/

Fucking Kobe! i knew it!

 

[Boob-No-More]

I'm sure he's right, at least about a few players, but man the guy is REALLY burning his bridges.

BNM

 

[riverman]

Maybe writing his book put him over the edge and he's having a Bobby Fischer transformation

 

[Blazers Roy]

I'm sure he's right, at least about a few players, but man the guy is REALLY burning his bridges.

BNM

Yea, i think that's his intention too.
The guy just had enough and it's understandable.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Clearly, Dame is using. I mean, how can he play at his level when he drinks like a fish?

 

[riverman]

Clearly, Dame is using. I mean, how can he play at his level when he drinks like a fish?

I'm blaming State Farm Insurance damnit!!!

 

[Cippy91]

I don't doubt it at all. Every level of sports has some form of juicing involved. Guys probably use it for recovery.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Let's see how fast Lillard comes back.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Yea, i think that's his intention too.
The guy just had enough and it's understandable.

Yep, the guy's a 65-year old cancer survivor with millions in the bank. I think I'd be done working at that point, too. He doesn't need the stress and he doesn't need the money.

Obviously, he had some stuff he wanted to get off his chest, and make a little easy money in the process. The book let him accomplish both.

Not the way I'd have chosen to ride off into the sunset, but that's his choice, not mine.

Calling out former players over their family life is a low blow, IMHO. But, the PED thing might get some traction, and that might do some good. Everyone, especially MLB, was quick to discredit and vilify Jose Canseco when his book came out, but it revealed the elephant in the room and helped clean up baseball. It was pretty obvious that there was widespread steroid use in baseball, but everyone was so awestruck by the ridiculous surge in home runs, nobody wanted to talk about it - until Canseco wrote about it. Maybe Karl's comments will get the discussion about PED use in the NBA started.

BNM

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Westbrick comes to mind. Dude is a freak. Gotta be on some good shit.

 

[blue32]

Westbrick comes to mind. Dude is a freak. Gotta be on some good shit.

LeBron, Dwight, etc.

 

[jlprk]

Trump comes to mind. Said Bush was low-energy, tweets in the middle of the night, flew back home to NYC every night of the campaign from distant states, etc.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Um... duh?

 

[ripcityboy]

Um... duh?

What he said......

 

[Sinobas]

The Blazes need to take some!

Alot!

 

[BBert]

I'm sure he's right, at least about a few players, but man the guy is REALLY burning his bridges.

BNM

Yeah, I bet the sauerkraut lobby is going to be PISSED!

 

[BBert]

I don't doubt it at all. Every level of sports has some form of juicing involved. Guys probably use it for recovery.

I wish I could.

 

[BBert]

LeBron, Dwight, etc.

Lebron for sure. At least he was a few years back. It was obvious.