Putting a damper on what has been an incredible offseason for the Orlando Magic, the $120 million dollar man Rashard Lewis tested positive yesterday for the banned substance 'dehydroepiandrosterone' or DHEA. It is found in over-the-counter supplements, and from what I've read, basically assists in rejuvenating your muscles. In a statement released after the news broke, Lewis said that he mistakenly took a supplement that contained the substance. And I'm inclined to believe him. Because I'm biased as fuck. And you can't do shit about it.
Now, I don't want to play 'mad conspiracy theorist fan.' However, who the fuck believes that lanky ass Rashard Lewis is the only guy testing positive for enhancers in the NBA? When is the last time you've ever heard a NBA player testing positive for performance enhancers? They said he tested positive during the playoffs - well why did he continue to play games? Why are we just learning about this in August? Should the fact that the suspension is only 10 games lead me to conclude that after some kind of investigation, they too determined that it was a mistake? But that's the thing with these professional sports leagues. They let some water cooler talking ass beat writers break the news they should be breaking. Answer the questions they should be answering. That's why Major League Baseball is in the position they're in. Credibility down the drain. Some random person holding names from the '2003 list' at ransom, embarrassing the league week by week, month by month.
Anyhow, this wasn't well thought out or anything. One of those, 'I just woke up - wanna talk about some shit' type blogs. Rashard should have been more responsible with whatever he was taking at the time. So he's not without fault. But again - there's more. We know there's more. Stern knows there's more. And I think the Orlando Magic forward is being made the sacrificial lamb so the league can say "see! we don't ignore performance enhancers!" Bye.
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