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konceptonthamic wrote:While in the aftermath of the who Lance Armstrong situation, my girlfriend and i are talking about if this sorta stuff happens in the NBA as well. I know that the NBA has policies against using enhancement drugs, can someone give me the guidelines of this policy. My girl says that players like Lebron and Kobe probably do it, but I find that hard to believe. Which players have been found guilty, and does this stuff happen alot?

Thanks guys

thunderforce wrote:I would bet most of the players are taking something , normal people just are not that big or ripped and I am not talking about height .

osamu wrote:

thunderforce wrote:I would bet most of the players are taking something , normal people just are not that big or ripped and I am not talking about height .

speak for yourself

ozzykhan16 wrote:Who cares, just legalizes PEDs. Lets see how good they can be, and level the playing field.

thunderforce wrote:I would bet most of the players are taking something , normal people just are not that big or ripped and I am not talking about height .

osamu wrote:there is a misconception with PEDs and looking like Hulk Hogan. Taking Steriods doesn't make you look like Serge Ibaka unless you train that way...

osamu wrote:

thunderforce wrote:I would bet most of the players are taking something , normal people just are not that big or ripped and I am not talking about height .

speak for yourself

ahunterknight wrote:

stro wrote:Rashard Lewis got booked a couple years ago, he's never been the same since. And he's a pretty skinny dude, not your stereotypical 'roid head' so who knows how prevalent it is? I think it was something to do with enhancing recovery time.

Accept dhea isn't an anabolic steriod. I swear people need to research before saying bull

TorontoBaller wrote:I bet 90% of players have used in the last year.

You need skill to excel in the sport, but the wear and tear on those really long / poorly proportioned bodies would require the HGH and whatever else guys use.

There's too much money at stake not to have had it corrupted by PED's.

thunderforce wrote:

osamu wrote:

thunderforce wrote:I would bet most of the players are taking something , normal people just are not that big or ripped and I am not talking about height .

speak for yourself

I have lifted weights most of my life , I could bench over 300 lbs and weigh about 155 and I always looked in shape but only a little bigger than someone that never lifted weights at all . These guys are freaking huge and are for sure taking something . I am sure there are a few that don't take anything but probably more do than don't .

Deathray wrote:A cardio intensive sport like basketball, with the demanding NBA schedule, really depresses hormone levels (testosterone, growth hormone, erythropoietin), so it makes a lot of sense to take PEDs to keep those levels stable.

MellowRose wrote:

ozzykhan16 wrote:Who cares, just legalizes PEDs. Lets see how good they can be, and level the playing field.

Lol, people actually have a conscience and believe in something called religion. You can brush those people who don't want anything to do with drugs under the rug, but that would definitely not be leveling the playing field.

Apathy wrote:

Deathray wrote:A cardio intensive sport like basketball, with the demanding NBA schedule, really depresses hormone levels (testosterone, growth hormone, erythropoietin), so it makes a lot of sense to take PEDs to keep those levels stable.

Would you mind elaborating? You're establishing a link between a rigorous fitness regimen and depressed hormones. I'd like to learn more about this. I work out a lot (although obviously not anywhere near the level of a professional athlete) and I don't want my hormone levels to depress.