We "Don't" Want the Monk: The Malik Monk Thread

Rich4114 · Post #1421 » by **Rich4114** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:26 pm

Rich4114 wrote:Apparently Monk just got suspended by the NBA for the anti-drug program and will be reinstated once he is in compliance. That's so incredibly vague. Does this mean he was smoking weed? Last thing this guy needed right now especially after finally turning the corner.

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hotrod · Post #1422 » by **hotrod** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:30 pm

I don’t think it’s Ped’s

Liver_Pooty · Post #1423 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:32 pm

Hopefully it's just weed. Regardless it's kind of embarrassing

amcoolio · Post #1424 » by **amcoolio** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:36 pm

Big Yikes

Robot Rock · Post #1425 » by **Robot Rock** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:36 pm

Brutal. Just as he starts to show promise.

Post #1426 » by **BigSlam** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:55 pm

hotrod wrote:I don’t think it’s Ped’s

Well, he did "put on" all that muscle over the summer when he was away from the team and during SL!!

And he's been playing more aggressively lately (roid rage).

Phish Tank · Post #1427 » by **Phish Tank** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:01 pm

just an FYI - I read through the CBA. This isn't weed or PEDs. Those suspensions are fixed in nature. This is hard drugs - opiates, MDMA, etc.

countryboi · Post #1428 » by **countryboi** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:05 pm

Phish Tank wrote:just an FYI - I read through the CBA. This isn't weed or PEDs. Those suspensions are fixed in nature. This is hard drugs - opiates, MDMA, etc.

would Adderall count?

Chapelchilla · Post #1429 » by **Chapelchilla** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:10 pm

Phish Tank wrote:just an FYI - I read through the CBA. This isn't weed or PEDs. Those suspensions are fixed in nature. This is hard drugs - opiates, MDMA, etc.

Geez, not what I wanted to hear. If it was weed he shouldn't even be suspended unless he was selling pounds. The PED's I could see based on his weight gain and improved play. Hard drugs, huh, not good.

Phish Tank · Post #1430 » by **Phish Tank** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:10 pm

countryboi wrote:
Phish Tank wrote:just an FYI - I read through the CBA. This isn't weed or PEDs. Those suspensions are fixed in nature. This is hard drugs - opiates, MDMA, etc.

would Adderall count?

I think Adderall is actually classified as a PED but the NBA doesn't publish the banned substance lists to the general public so I can only speculate.

Doubt it's considered one of the hard drugs tho

Post #1431 » by **BigSlam** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:12 pm

Charlotte Hornets

STATEMENT: We are disappointed in Malik’s decision-making that resulted in his suspension. As an organization, we do not condone his behavior. However, we are committed to supporting Malik during this time.

316Hornets · Post #1432 » by **316Hornets** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:22 pm

Well, guess he's really going have do big things next season if he wants to keep playing in the NBA.

Liver_Pooty · Post #1433 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:33 pm

Basketball comes second when it comes to a person facing their inner demons. Assuming it's something other than weed

Post #1434 » by **fatlever** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:41 pm

this **** dude. whatever he was taking, it was working.

euphorbus · Post #1435 » by **euphorbus** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:25 pm

How depressing.

Rich4114 · Post #1436 » by **Rich4114** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:39 pm

Read on Twitter

Liver_Pooty · Post #1437 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:41 pm

Rich4114 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Lol. Then they better suspend 95% of the league.

Literally.

Rich4114 · Post #1438 » by **Rich4114** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:42 pm

Stupid because he should know the rules (likely does know but was careless over all star break). But also stupid because weed shouldn’t be treated like it’s a dangerous drug warranting pro sports suspensions. Hopefully he can bounce back from this before the seasons over.

Post #1439 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:52 pm

Looks like I'm going to have to go on my "Marijuana laws are just indicators of cultural bias" soapbox.

predators · Post #1440 » by **predators** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:08 pm

Tbh, you have super to be dumb, extremely unlucky, or actually an addict / on the road to becoming one to get popped for anything except weed/peds. Almost all the "hard ****" is out of your system in a day or two. (If not less.)

Weed staying in your system for so long is very much the outlier.