Rashard Lewis Tests Positive For PEDs
Florida Marlins outfielder Ra … whoops let me start again. Miami Dolphins receiver Ra .. whoa, still got that wrong.
Ahem.
Orlando Magic All-Star forward Rashard Lewis has been suspended 10 games for testing positive for a steroid. Yes, I know, the NBA! No one ever takes this kind of stuff there, right? Riiiigghhtt.
The Orlando Sentinel has the deets:
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.
Lewis got out ahead of this one, and quickly issued a statement saying he took an over-the-counter supplement he didn’t know had this banned substance in it. Fair enough. I’m not in his mind, I’m not in his camp. I don’t know the true story. Could be an honest mistake. Either way, whether knowingly or unknowingly, he’s tested positive.
This puts Lewis in elite company with Lindsey Hunter, who tested positive for a banned substance in 2007. He claimed he accidentally took one of his wife’s diet pills.
And Lindsey Hunter certainly is to be believed. Just look at this man. He’s too cute to do anything wrong.
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