TOP 16NBA CAREERSDESTROYED BY DRUGS

24DENVER(1970)

24SEATTLE

(1971-75)

42NEW YORK(1976-79)

24NEW ORLEANS

(1979)

24WASHINGTON

(1982-83)

31LA LAKERS

(1980)

TEAM

(S)

ADMITS TO THINKINGABOUT ATTEMPTING TOMURDER HIS EX-COAH,

PAUL WESTHEAD

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

COCAINE

19.2

PPG

CAREER STATS

1.8

APG

9.3

RPG

SPENCER HAYWOODI was a gifted athlete, and I squandered everything.

TEAM

(S) 24

ST LOUIS(1975-76)

24DETROIT

(1977-78)

8BUFFALO

(1978)

27BOSTON(1979)

27SAN DIEGO

(1980)

9.2

PPG

CAREER STATS

1.5

BPG

5.5

RPG

I guess I don't need to say that my careerdidn't last much longer after that.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

BAD NEWSHIS NICKNAME THAT CAMEFROM HIS FREQUENTOFF-COURT PROBLEMS

COCAINE HEROIN MARIJUANA

MARVIN BARNES

TEAM

(S) 15

HOUSTON(1977-78)

4GOLDEN STATE

(1979-81)

5WASHINGTON

(1982-83)

15SAN ANTONIO

(1984)

10MILWAUKEE(1987-88)

20SEATTLE(1989)

10HOUSTON

(1990)

5HOUSTON(1985-86)

10.7

PPG

CAREER STATS

7.0

APG

1.4

SPG

I was an excellent athlete with abad attitude and a career hampered by drugs

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

SUBMITTED VOLUNTARILYTO ANTI-DRUG TREATMENT

IN ORDER TO STAYIN THE LEAGUECOCAINE ALCOHOL

JOHN LUCAS II

TEAM

(S)

14.8

PPG

CAREER STATS

7.0

APG

2.6

SPG

20NEW YORK

(1979)

20NEW YORK(1980-82)

20GOLDEN S TATE

(1983)

20NEW JERSEY

(1983-86)

Staying healthy, thats the most importantthing that I have in my life.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

COCAINE

BANNED IN NBA(1986)

MICAHEL RAY RICHARDSON

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

COCAINE

BANNED IN NBA(1987)

TEAM

(S)

13.2

PPG

CAREER STATS

2.9

APG

3.1

RPG

32GOLDEN S TATE

(1982-83)

32HOUSTON(1984-90)

30PHILADELPHIA

(1990)

Getting back on track, that` s what it` s all about.

LEWIS LLOYD

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

COCAINE

BANNED IN NBA(1987)

10.0

PPG

CAREER STATS

1.6

APG

3.2

RPG

I made bad decisions. Part of it was hanging aroundwith the wrong crowd and doing what they did.

TEAM

(S) 15

CHICAGO(1984)

15HOUSTON(1985-90)

23PHILADELPHIA

(1992)

MITCHELL WIGGINS

TEAM

(S)

12.6

PPG

CAREER STATS

1.0

APG

10.0

RPG

42DALLAS

(1987-95)

I wanted to tell them what its all about,how deadly it can be if you get caught up in it.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

BANNED IN NBA(1991)COCAINE ALCOHOL

ROY TARPLEY

Bias was the 2nd Overall Draft Pick of 1986 NBA Draft,

selected by Boston Celtics.

TEAM

(S)

-

PPG

CAREER STATS

-

APG

-

RPGBOSTON(1986)

30

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

DIED 2 DAYS AFTERBEING DRAFTED DUETO COCAINE OVERDOSECOCAINE

LEN BIAS

I know I'm supposed to be a Hall of Famer,but I've come to realize that I'm in the Hall of Shame.

TEAM

(S)

3.1

PPG

CAREER STATS

0.3

APG

2.4

RPG

8GOLDEN S TATE

(1987-88)

50ATLANTA(1988)

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

COCAINE

BANNED IN NBA(1989)

CHRIS WASHBURN

TEAM

(S)

4.1

PPG

CAREER STATS

0.5

BPG

2.4

RPG

50PHOENIX

(1987)

25DETROIT(1988)

20DETROIT(1990)

00DETROIT

(1991-92)

00SAN ANTONIO

(1993)

People don't think about the consequences.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

ARRESTED MULTIPLE TIMESDUE TO DRUG POSSESIONMARIJUANA

WILLIAM BEDFORD

TEAM

(S)

10.6

PPG

CAREER STATS

1.1

APG

3.4

RPG

21PHOENIX

(1993)

12PHOENIX

(1995)

7PHILADELPHIA

(1996)

If they tested for pot, there would be no league

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

BANNED IN NBA(1991,93,95)COCAINE ALCOHOL

RICHARD DUMAS

TEAM

(S)

16.7

PPG

CAREER STATS

2.7

APG

3.8

RPG

34MINNESOTA(1994-96)

34PORTLAND(1997-99)

34ATLANTA(2000)

7LA LAKERS

(2001)

34DENVER(2002)

I'm upset that my career didn't goas long as it should have went.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

ARRESTED MULTIPLE TIMESDUE TO DRUG POSSESIONMARIJUANA

ISAIAH RIDER

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

CURRENTLYWORKING ATSTARBUCKS

TEAM

(S)

15.0

PPG

CAREER STATS

1.9

APG

7.4

RPG

42MILWAUKEE

(1994-97)

42SEATTLE

(1998-01)

42SEATTLE(2002)

42BOSTON

(2003-04)

42HOUSTON

(2005)

34LA CLIPPERS

(2006)

42NEW YORK(2004-05)

I was an alcoholic, I lost a fortune. I had a great talent.

ALCOHOL

VIN BAKER

TEAM

(S)

8.2

PPG

CAREER STATS

5.9

APG

1.6

SPG

13DENVER

(1999-00)

15DENVER

(2000-01)

7TORONTO

(2001-02)

7SACRAMENTO

(2003)

13UTAH

(2004)

I can focus on me and the changes I need to make to become,basically, a citizen of my town instead of a hindrance.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

SENTENCED TO8 YEARS INPRISON ON WEAPONS

DUI CHARGESMARIJUANA

KEON CLARK

TEAM

(S)

3.2

PPG

CAREER STATS

2.4

APG

1.0

RPG

8DENVER(2000)

12BOSTON(2001)

You can find strength if you're willing to talk about the struggle,but you can't do it alone.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

HERREN HAD BEEN DEADFOR THIRTY SECONDSCAUSED BY HEROIN OVERDOSE

COCAINE HEROIN PRESCRIPTIONDRUGS

CHRIS HERREN

Only person to blame is myself.

TEAM

(S)

13.3

PPG

CAREER STATS

3.7

APG

8.4

RPG

7LA CLIPPERS

(1999-03)

7MIAMI

(2003-2004)

7LA LAKERS(2004-11)

7DALLAS

(2011-12)

7LA CLIPPERS

(2012-13)

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

OCTOBER 13, 2015

HE WAS FOUNDUNRESPONSIVE AT ABROTHEL IN NEVADA

COCAINE PRESCRIPTIONDRUGS

HEROIN

LAMAR ODOM

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