O.J. Mayo might have picked the wrong time to go a little crazy. The Milwaukee Bucks free agent guard has been dismissed and disqualified from the NBA for violating the league’s anti-drug program, the NBA announced Friday. He will be able to apply for re-instatement in two years.
The NBA announced today that free agent O.J. Mayo has been dismissed and disqualified from the league for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program.
Under the Anti-Drug Program, Mayo is eligible to apply for reinstatement in two years.
The NBA, NBA teams, and the Players Association are prohibited from publicly disclosing information regarding the testing or treatment of any NBA player under the Anti-Drug Program, other than to announce a player’s suspension or dismissal from the league.
For reference, in the NBA and NBPA’s CBA agreement back in 2011, there’s a very specific list of drugs Mayo could be suspended for to warrant this length. Mayo was suspended 10 games for using a steroid in 2011, but the typical sequence of punishment for steroid violations following the first suspension is 20 games, 45 games, dismissal from the league.
Yes, the list is for what O.J. possibly got kicked out for includes some pretty hard stuff.
No clue what exactly O.J. Mayo got caught for but here's some possibilities. pic.twitter.com/2a02lHiXrP
— rob (@R0BaTO) July 1, 2016
Mayo has played the last three seasons of his career with the Bucks. In March of this year, Mayo fractured his ankle, causing him to miss the rest of the season.
He was originally a No. 3 draft pick of the Grizzlies, with whom he spent the first four seasons of his career. Mayo joined the Mavericks for one season before signing with Milwaukee.
In his career, Mayo has averaged 13.8 points, 2.9 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game.
