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Roy James Tarpley Jr. (November 28, 1964 – January 9, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA), earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. In 1995, Tarpley was permanently banned by the NBA due to his drug and alcohol abuse.
On February 17, 2004, Webber was suspended five games for violating the NBA's drug policy and suspended three games for pleading guilty to lying to a grand jury about making an illegal loan when he was a college basketball player for University of Michigan. He served both suspensions together. [217] Darren Collison: 2016 2016–17
Affray and possession of a Class A drug Suspended 12-month prison sentence, a two-month curfew and 200 hours of compulsory unpaid work [94] Eric Cantona: Manchester United F.C. Assault 2 weeks Released after 24 hours. Later overturned in favour of 120 hours community service after appeal. [95] Gary Charles: Retired Drunk driving: Prison ...
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Several Michigan players were implicated over the next few years and by 1999 some were called before a federal grand jury. Four eventual professional basketball players—Taylor, Chris Webber, Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock—were discovered to have borrowed a total of $616,000 from Martin. During the investigation, Webber claimed not to have ...
It wasn't until 2004 that a white player was suspended due to use of a banned substance. ... Jeff Pearlman cited Haywood as a prime example of a player whose drug abuse ended up swamping his ...
Rumeal James Robinson (born November 13, 1966) is a Jamaican-American former professional basketball player and convicted felon.. Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Robinson graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and went on to play point guard for the University of Michigan.
Tristan Thompson. Joseph Okpako/WireImage Basketball player Tristan Thompson has been suspended without pay for 25 games after he violated the NBA’s anti-drug program. The NBA confirmed on ...