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, cannabis’ non-intoxicating compound, cannabidiol , has been widely used as an alternative to opioids. Leagues are loosening up their policies accordingly.
In a world where stars like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant were lauded for a glass of postgame vino, Harrington believes too much of the dialogue about legalizing marijuana focuses on the recreational side and not the medicinal side. NBA players often hint about racial double standards in professional sports. In MLB, which is roughly 60 percent white, it is common and accepted that players stream out of dugouts and bullpens at the first sign of conflict. In the NHL, with white athletes making up more than 90 percent of the league, bloody fights are frequent and accepted, rationalized as self-policing.
Meanwhile, Warriors coach Steve Kerr has acknowledged turning to cannabis in hopes of managing pain after two back surgeries left debilitating side effects. “There’s definitely a stigma, still, around weed,” Shaw conceded. “And I don’t want to believe the leadership of the NBA is afraid to allow it. I don’t think Adam Silver is , but maybe there’s pressure from some of the owners.
This was back in Port Arthur, Texas, just outside of Houston. Jackson was 16 years old and he had just stolen his mother’s car. Alongside one of his best friends, Thomas Mouton , Jackson went on a bender fueled by liquid codeine and Percocet pills. Every time Jackson goes home, he drives by to see where his mom’s car hit the building. It’s a reminder.“That mark,” Jackson said. “The mark in the ground, the big indentation in the ground, the dirt and all that. It’s still there. From when my car hit it when I was 16 years old. I’m 42 now. The mark is still there.”NBA players are in a constant state of unrest.
“Let’s just be honest: All the stuff that we used – and I can’t speak to what guys are doing now – but whether it was alcohol or anything else, it wasn’t good for us,” Davis said. “And they keep telling you alcohol stays in your system for two or three days. That it messes up performance. It does this, it does that. Well, what alternatives are you giving me? I fly across two time zones, and then I’m expected to play the next day and I can’t get to sleep.
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