PED scandal reportedly linked to several unidentified NBA players

Ryan Braun was recently suspended for PED use by the MBL

The performance-enhancing drug (PED) scandal linked to the Florida Biogenesis clinic, which has already tainted the MBL and led to the suspension of Ryan Braun and possible suspension of Alex Rodriguez and others, is now being linked to several yet to be identified NBA players.

ESPN’s ‘Outside the Lines’ reported the allegations after speaking to former Biogenesis Clinic employee turned whistle-blower, Porter Fischer.

“Fischer said he and associates have identified athletes from the NBA, NCAA, professional boxing, tennis and MMA, in addition to other professional baseball players who have not yet been identified. As far as he knows, Fischer said, Bosch had no clients from the NFL or NHL.”

As noted in Dime Magazine, “the NBA tests for PEDs, but they don’t yet have a blood test in place for Human Growth Hormones (HGH), and David Stern said that negotiations with the NBPA to implement HGH testing have been put on hold until the Player’s Union gets a new executive director.”

Back in March, TUB raised the question of basketball and PEDs.

There have been plenty of other examples of minor drug use in basketball, from leagues spanning the length and breadth of the globe, but as yet there has been no high-profile scapegoat in the NBA. Odd, if you stop and think about the sheer volume of players that have graced an NBA court. Could there really be a league-wide cover up? Maybe, I don't know. What I do understand is that a sport, particularly its legacy, thrives on a clean and wholesome reputation. Once that's gone, it's hard to claw back. 

The real question is: why don't we hear more dialogue when it comes to hoops, its players and anti-doping?