TOP 16

NBA CAREERS
DESTROYED BY DRUGS

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

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
ADMITS TO THINKING

ABOUT ATTEMPTING TO
MURDER HIS EX-COAH,

TEAM(S)

COCAINE

24

24

DENVER
(1970)

SEATTLE
(1971-75)

42

24

31

24

NEW YORK NEW ORLEANS LA LAKERS WASHINGTON

(1976-79) (1979)
(1980) (1982-83)

PAUL WESTHEAD
CAREER STATS

19.2

1.8

9.3

PPG

APG

RPG

MARVIN BARNES
I guess I don't need to say that my career
didn't last much longer after that.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

BAD NEWS
HIS NICKNAME THAT CAME

TEAM(S)

COCAINE

24

24

27

27

ST LOUIS
(1975-76)

DETROIT
(1977-78)

BUFFALO
(1978)

BOSTON
(1979)

SAN DIEGO
(1980)

HEROIN

MARIJUANA

FROM HIS FREQUENT

OFF-COURT PROBLEMS
CAREER STATS

9.2

1.5

5.5

PPG

BPG

RPG

JOHN LUCAS II
I was an excellent athlete with a
bad attitude and a career hampered by drugs

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED
SUBMITTED VOLUNTARILY
TO ANTI-DRUG TREATMENT

TEAM(S)

COCAINE

15

15

HOUSTON GOLDEN STATE WASHINGTON SAN ANTONIO HOUSTON

(1979-81) (1982-83)
(1984)
(1985-86)
(1977-78)

ALCOHOL

10

20

10

MILWAUKEE
(1987-88)

SEATTLE
(1989)

HOUSTON
(1990)

IN ORDER TO STAY

IN THE LEAGUE
CAREER STATS

10.7

7.0

1.4

PPG

APG

SPG

MICAHEL RAY RICHARDSON

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

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

TEAM(S)

COCAINE

20

20

NEW YORK
(1979)

NEW YORK
(1980-82)

20

20

GOLDEN STATE NEW JERSEY

(1983)
(1983-86)

BANNED IN NBA
(1986)
CAREER STATS

14.8

7.0

2.6

PPG

APG

SPG

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

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

TEAM(S)

COCAINE

32

32

30

GOLDEN STATE
(1982-83)

HOUSTON
(1984-90)

PHILADELPHIA
(1990)

BANNED IN NBA
(1987)
CAREER STATS

13.2

2.9

3.1

PPG

APG

RPG

MITCHELL WIGGINS
I made bad decisions. Part of it was hanging around
with the wrong crowd and doing what they did.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

TEAM(S)

COCAINE

15

15

23

CHICAGO
(1984)

HOUSTON
(1985-90)

PHILADELPHIA
(1992)

BANNED IN NBA
(1987)
CAREER STATS

10.0

1.6

3.2

PPG

APG

RPG

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

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

TEAM(S)

COCAINE

42
DALLAS
(1987-95)

ALCOHOL

BANNED IN NBA
(1991)
CAREER STATS

12.6

1.0

10.0

PPG

APG

RPG

LEN BIAS
Bias was the 2nd Overall Draft Pick of 1986 NBA Draft,
selected by Boston Celtics.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

DIED 2 DAYS AFTER

TEAM(S)

COCAINE

30
BOSTON
(1986)

BEING DRAFTED DUE

TO COCAINE OVERDOSE

CAREER STATS

PPG

APG

RPG

CHRIS WASHBURN
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.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

TEAM(S)

COCAINE

50

GOLDEN STATE
(1987-88)

ATLANTA
(1988)

BANNED IN NBA
(1989)
CAREER STATS

3.1

0.3

2.4

PPG

APG

RPG

WILLIAM BEDFORD
People don't think about the consequences.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

TEAM(S)

MARIJUANA

50

25

20

00

00

PHOENIX
(1987)

DETROIT
(1988)

DETROIT
(1990)

DETROIT
(1991-92)

SAN ANTONIO
(1993)

ARRESTED MULTIPLE TIMES

DUE TO DRUG POSSESION

CAREER STATS

4.1

0.5

2.4

PPG

BPG

RPG

RICHARD DUMAS
If they tested for pot, there would be no league

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

TEAM(S)

COCAINE

21

12

PHOENIX
(1993)

PHOENIX
(1995)

PHILADELPHIA
(1996)

ALCOHOL

BANNED IN NBA
(1991,93,95)
CAREER STATS

10.6

1.1

3.4

PPG

APG

RPG

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

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

TEAM(S)

MARIJUANA

34

34

34

34

MINNESOTA
(1994-96)

PORTLAND
(1997-99)

ATLANTA
(2000)

LA LAKERS
(2001)

DENVER
(2002)

ARRESTED MULTIPLE TIMES

DUE TO DRUG POSSESION

CAREER STATS

16.7

2.7

3.8

PPG

APG

RPG

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

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

CURRENTLY

WORKING AT
STARBUCKS

TEAM(S)

ALCOHOL

42

42

42

42

42

42

34

MILWAUKEE
(1994-97)

SEATTLE
(1998-01)

SEATTLE
(2002)

BOSTON
(2003-04)

NEW YORK
(2004-05)

HOUSTON
(2005)

LA CLIPPERS
(2006)

CAREER STATS

15.0

1.9

7.4

PPG

APG

RPG

KEON CLARK
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 TO

8 YEARS IN

PRISON ON WEAPONS

DUI CHARGES

TEAM(S)

MARIJUANA

13

15

DENVER
(1999-00)

DENVER
(2000-01)

TORONTO SACRAMENTO
(2001-02)
(2003)

13
UTAH
(2004)

CAREER STATS

8.2

5.9

1.6

PPG

APG

SPG

CHRIS HERREN
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 DEAD

TEAM(S)

COCAINE

12

DENVER
(2000)

BOSTON
(2001)

HEROIN

PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS

FOR THIRTY SECONDS

CAUSED BY HEROIN OVERDOSE

CAREER STATS

3.2

2.4

1.0

PPG

APG

RPG

LAMAR ODOM
Only person to blame is myself.

SUBSTANCE(S) INVOLVED

OCTOBER 13, 2015

COCAINE

HEROIN

PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS

HE WAS FOUND
UNRESPONSIVE AT A

TEAM(S)

BROTHEL IN NEVADA

MIAMI
LA CLIPPERS
(1999-03) (2003-2004)

LA LAKERS
(2004-11)

DALLAS
(2011-12)

LA CLIPPERS
(2012-13)

CAREER STATS

13.3

3.7

8.4

PPG

APG

RPG

SOURCES:
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www.articles.latimes.com
www.libertyballers.com
www.abcnews.go.com
www.ports.yahoo.com
www.hoopsvibe.com
www.sports.yahoo.com
www.complex.com
www.cbssports.com
www.usatoday.com
www.bleacherreport.com

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