Cleveland Cavaliers middle Tristan Thompson was hit with a 25-game PED suspension, in response to reviews.
The 13-year professional examined optimistic for the expansion hormone ibutamoren, and SARM LGD-4033, which is utilized by bodybuilders to extend muscle, in response to the league.
Thompson, who has averaged 3.8 factors, 3.9 complete rebounds and 1.1 assists in 36 video games this season, has but to remark publicly.
Gamers are sometimes topic to 4 random exams for PEDs throughout the season and two throughout the offseason, according to the collective bargaining settlement between the NBA and the Nationwide Basketball Gamers Affiliation.
Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell have been each examined after scoring 71 factors in video games in 2023.
Thompson was the fourth total choose within the 2011 NBA Draft and spent the primary eight years of his profession in Cleveland, the place received a championship in 2016. He returned after stints with the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, and Golden State Warriors.
The Cavs are presently in second within the Central Division and have received their final eight video games straight. The subsequent time that Thompson shall be eligible to play shall be in mid-March.