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Remember Thursday afternoon when we said David Kahn was actually right about something? He spoke to a radio station about former No. 2 overall pick, Michael Beasley.
"He's a very young and immature kid who smoked too much marijuana and has told me that he's not smoking anymore. ... if you had given me this kind of money and put me in this kind of world with these kinds of pressures attached to it and some of the demands, I don't know (that) I would have handled it any easier than, say, he has."
But I feel very strongly that some of these kids simply deserve the opportunity to make mistakes and grow up."
For that, according to CNBC, the NBA has fined David Kahn $50,000.
Agree? Disagree? Love the NBA unconditionally in spite of hypocrisy that constantly tests your willpower and makes you question whether it's all just a waste of time? Make of it what you will.
UPDATE: According to T'Wolves beat writer Jerry Zgoda, the fine concerned a breach of privacy with the league's substance abuse program. Of course, since it's public knowledge that Beasley spent the summer after his rookie season in rehab, and Beasley readily admits to having struggled with the issues Kahn discusses... Well, it's hard to say Kahn was breaching anyone's privacy by touting Beasley's maturity, but who knows?
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Really?
I mean, I hate to deride this in such a crass and simplistic matter, but that’s f@&$ing stupid.
by RACE!! on Jul 23, 2010 4:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
What would we do without Kahn?
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by 49er16 on Jul 23, 2010 5:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
lmao
I’m not sure what cracked me up more:
Stern/NBA’s ridiculous punishment for his statement, or the way you wrote the article.
Too funny.
Moral of this story: From now on, if you’re going to talk about marijuana, just lie!
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by Matt Birch on Jul 23, 2010 6:21 PM EDT reply actions
This is a clear case of where rules that are good in theory should never be exercised as zero tolerance policies. At the very least the NBA should have approached Beasley behind closed doors and seen if he wants to absolve his coach for mentioning his issue. It was a pretty innocuous statement and the player likely had a positive view of it.
But let’s be real, this isn’t about protecting the player’s privacy. It’s about the league not wanting the specifics of a players “abuse” (I’m not in a position to know or judge how much he used and how much a problem it may have caused — as their drug policy itself is obviously an overbearing zero tolerance policy).
by paxon on Jul 24, 2010 12:51 AM EDT reply actions
specifics of a players “abuse” to come out*
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by Jane347 on Jul 24, 2010 2:59 AM EDT reply actions
damn
khan shoulda just smoked some weed…stern obviously doesn’t have any problems with that.
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