{"id":89188,"date":"2023-08-04T11:14:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T11:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/04\/kevin-durant-says-everybody-does-cannabis-in-nba\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T11:14:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T11:14:24","slug":"kevin-durant-says-everybody-does-cannabis-in-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/04\/kevin-durant-says-everybody-does-cannabis-in-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Durant says &#8216;everybody does&#8217; cannabis in NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"372\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-04-093145-696x372.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-08-04 093145\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n<p>Image caption: Kevin Durant says NBA commissioner Adam Silver understood his point<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Basketball star Kevin Durant has said the NBA commissioner could smell cannabis on him as he lobbied to end the league\u2019s ban on the drug.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe smelled it when I walked in, so I didn\u2019t really have to say much, you know what I\u2019m saying?\u201d Durant said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old added that the drug is so commonly used in the league \u201cit\u2019s like wine at this point\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>NBA players are no longer prohibited from using cannabis.<\/p>\n<p>The league and its union, the National Basketball Players Association, signed a new collective bargaining agreement last month that removes the drug from its list of banned substances.<\/p>\n<p>The policy change drew praise from the likes of rapper Snoop Dogg, who touted its \u201chealth benefits and how it could actually help ease the opioids and all the pills that they\u2019ve been given and the injections\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Players have not been subject to random tests for cannabis since the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n<p>Durant, a forward for the Phoenix Suns and one of the top scorers in NBA history, was among those who personally lobbied NBA commissioner Adam Silver in a meeting to stop the league penalising use of the drug.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview at a sports and business conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Durant said: \u201cHe kind of understood where this was going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the NBA, man. Everybody does it, to be honest. It\u2019s like wine at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said Mr Silver \u2013 the league\u2019s commissioner since 2014 \u2013 agreed with him. The BBC has contacted the NBA for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just enjoy the plant,\u201d said Durant, who has invested in several cannabis-related companies. \u201cIt\u2019s as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other US sports leagues, including Major League Baseball, the National Football League and Ultimate Fighting Championship, have all relaxed their cannabis policies in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The drug is legal for recreational use in 23 US states, three US territories and the capital Washington DC \u2013 but its use and possession remains illegal under federal law.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"l3oM77gOuXM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BoG Losses: NDC Caucus serves notice its next gov&#039;t will investigate questionable deals (3-8-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l3oM77gOuXM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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