ODOM SUSPENDED AGAIN.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer Lamar Odom's shaky start this season will be the least of his worries as he turns 22 today. The NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= suspended Odom a minimum of five games without pay Monday for violating its anti-drug program. He served a five-game suspension for violating the same program less than eight months ago. The league was tight-lipped tight·lipped also tight-lipped adj. 1. Having the lips pressed together. 2. Loath to speak; close-mouthed. See Synonyms at silent. on the details of the latest punishment. The NBA's guidelines prohibit it from disclosing information about the testing or treatment of players in the anti-drug program. Under terms of the league's collective-bargaining agreement, however, some information can be gleamed. A player can be suspended for testing positive for marijuana three times or simply for failing to comply with the drug-treatment program. A player also can be suspended for steroids, an unlikely scenario for the lanky Odom. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. published reports, Odom voluntarily joined the league's program for marijuana abuse when he entered the league in the 1999-00 season. When Odom was suspended in March, there was a good a chance it was because he failed to attend his treatment sessions. The possibility is the ramifications ramifications npl → Auswirkungen pl are the same for his current suspension. However, the chance also is present that he failed three drug tests. Elgin Baylor Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American basketball player who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, a strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. , the Clippers' general manager, was not available for comment. Instead, Baylor released a statement which said, ``I am very disappointed. Lamar has let his teammates down as well as our entire organization. But, at the same time, we must remain supportive and available to help him confront this issue in a positive and corrective way.'' Coach Alvin Gentry Alvin Gentry is an American professional basketball coach, and college basketball player, who has led three different NBA teams. He served as an interim coach for the Miami Heat at the end of the 1995 season, and later coached the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers. said he expects Odom to take a day off for today's practice but to return to the team's next practice, which likely will be Friday. |
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