Kevin Durant decided to smoke weed just before pushing for the NBA to lift its ban on the recreational drug.“I actually called [the commissioner] and advocated for him to take marijuana off the banned substance list,” Durant, 34, said during CNBC x Boardroom’s Game Plan Summit on Tuesday, July 25. “I just felt like it was becoming a thing around the country, around the world, that the stigma behind it wasn’t as negative as it was before.”The Phoenix Suns player insisted: “It doesn’t affect you in any negative way.”In fact, before meeting with NBA commissioner Adam Silver in person, Durant took a puff of cannabis.“Well, he smelled it when I walked in, so I ain’t really have to say much,” Durant recalled. “He kind of understood where this was going.”He argued: “I mean, it’s the NBA, man.
Everybody does it, to be honest. It’s like wine at this point.”Durant explained that following their conversation, Silver, 61, “agreed” to lift the ban.
The decision is part of the seven-year collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the players union that went into effect on July 1.The NBA began to loosen its reigns on marijuana use for players in 2021, ending random testing for weed and turning its attention to performance-enhancing drugs, according to USA Today.
Tests for drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine, which fall into the category of “drugs of abuse,” are also conducted among the athletes.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesIn years prior, players who violated the NBA’s marijuana policy were punished financially and professionally.
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