I've loved Noah as a player - and wanted him here in Boston. This is disappointing on a lot of levels. Yes the league I think overdid it - but come on: Noah is smart, and it was stupid for him to push the envelope in this way.
I'd wished to see him team back up with Horford here. Now - isn't his staying ability in the league in jeapordy?
Please explain to me HOW this is "disappointing on a lot of levels." He bought an over-the-counter substance to try to get healthy and back onto the court. What is disappointing is that the NBA would ban (prior to the new collective bargaining agreement at least) a LEGAL over-the-counter substance.
Yet they have let Lebron likely use HGH off and on for a decade with NO ramifications. It would be hilarious if NOT so freaking SAD!!!!
This reminds me of Rashard Lewis who bought an over-the-counter testosterone enhancer and got a 10-game suspension in 2009 while Lebron's cranium (frontal skull) continued to grow at exponential rates and Lebron had to have a growth in his jaw removed (parotid gland which helps break down human growth hormone) in the same stinking year!!!
BTW, Lewis took a product that contained DHEA, a product I have used and that you can buy at GNC or virtually any nutrition store!!!
HYPOCRISY drives me insane!!!!
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Rashard-Lewis-tests-positive-for-PEDs-suspended?urn=nba,181341
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Maybe just maybe....JUST MAYBE its because Lebron has never actually used PEDs????But naa i guess its is much easier to allow your hatred and jealousy to cloud your judgement
The use of PED's and specifically HGH is a HUGE problem and when Derrick Rose was asked how big of a problem it was, he said it was a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10.
https://ajaythuraisingham.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/reasons-i-believe-lebron-james-uses-steroids/Here is a quote from him:
“It’s huge and I think we need a level playing field, where nobody has that advantage over the next person.”
The NBA did NOT test for HGH until recently!!!!!!!!!!! Why? The answer is clear. Their big money maker is a regular user!!! And the very next season, when testing was initiated, Lebron lost 40 pounds and Carmello lost 25!!!
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Hello everyone, I don't know if there are many people here that follow NBA, but As you might have heard, the NBA finally decided to test the players for HGH starting from the next season.
This offseason, Lebron dropped from around 275 to 235, Carmelo anthony has also lost around 25. They spin these as efforts to be more lean and preserve their knees but I call bull**** and would like to know if anyone thinks like me too? I know this is a cycling forum but at the same time the best doping discussion area also, so sorry if i broke some rules.
Finally, sprinters like Kittel and Cavendish should definitely be on some form of HGH. right?
Bill Simmons insinuated that Lebron's two week "vacation" was a steroid vacation.
http://uproxx.com/dimemag/did-bill-simmons-hint-that-lebron-james-took-a-steroid-vacation/Please get your naive head out of the sand!!!
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