People have been accusing Lebron of doping for years. I don't see how he could have done all those Olympics if he was doping, I remember the year he and Kobe played together (2012?) and I think it was against China he looked like superman out there athletically.
Users are able to avoid failing tests with a variety of methods. Masking agents, timing of testing, new drugs not being tested for, replacement samples, rumored Olympic testers being bribed.
I have followed cycling for years. UCI testing is much more extensive and mirrors Olympic testing in many ways. And the users are able to stay one step ahead of testing “most” of the time.
In major US sports where testing is a joke in comparison I have no doubts that they can avoid failing tests. The league’s have no interest in finding the PED users. Look at the headache it has caused the MLB. An entire era glorified for its production but unable to place them in the HoF due to the public scandals.
NBA wants this conversation to go away quickly. Head in the sand is a much better policy.
People have been accusing Lebron of doping for years. I don't see how he could have done all those Olympics if he was doping, I remember the year he and Kobe played together (2012?) and I think it was against China he looked like superman out there athletically.
Users are able to avoid failing tests with a variety of methods. Masking agents, timing of testing, new drugs not being tested for, replacement samples, rumored Olympic testers being bribed.
I have followed cycling for years. UCI testing is much more extensive and mirrors Olympic testing in many ways. And the users are able to stay one step ahead of testing “most” of the time.
In major US sports where testing is a joke in comparison I have no doubts that they can avoid failing tests. The league’s have no interest in finding the PED users. Look at the headache it has caused the MLB. An entire era glorified for its production but unable to place them in the HoF due to the public scandals.
NBA wants this conversation to go away quickly. Head in the sand is a much better policy.
Cycling fan also. It always amuses me when players in sports like Tennis are like "we get tested so often, 5 or 11 times a year" and I'm like Lance Armstrong used to get tested 11 times a race and still got away with it. Cycling now has a biological passport where your blood levels are tracked through your entire career and any anomaly is pounced on, and there's still accusations of micro doping. But what happened to the sport of cycling? It's arguably become a ton more boring, you rarely get those wild attacks instead everyone plays safe.
Sport organisations aren't interested in catching drug cheats because fans aren't interested in celebrating human performances, everybody wants to go wild over the superhuman performances.
Is Lebron on drugs? Almost certainly. Is the NBA interested in catching him? Nope. Do the fans want drug cheats to be caught? People might say yes but I doubt it TBH. Hell I'm almost sad there's no drug cheats in cycling anymore because Team Sky killed the sport for 7 years with the most boring, clinical winning strategy ever devised killing all individuality and creativity.
That being said, I'm liking the future of the Lakers without Lebron TBH. AD, DLO, Vander, Schroeder, super fun team. SUPER FUN team. Lebron's great but I'm excited for the future again. Hopefully we keep most of this team together heading forward
Just return 100% his teammates got this. All the teams now on their sched are beatable even without Bron. Yes even the Suns, they are playing without KD.
Bron tweeted it. Now it’s official. We love this team! _________________ “You have to dance beautifully in the box that you are comfortable dancing in.” - Kobe Bryant
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Man, if not for the LeBron injury, this season was really turning itself around. Still could. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
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Darvin Ham said “everything is going according to plan” thus far with LeBron James’ recovery/rehabilitation. Said he viewed this stretch as a chance for an emotional reset as well.
LeBron James is back with the team for the Lakers' game against the Knicks, after about a week away. Lakers coach Darvin Ham said it "was good for him to unplug a little bit." As for the progress of James' right foot injury, Ham said: "Everything is going according to plan."
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If we continue playing so well I think we should just make sure Bron is FULLY right because we saw what happened the last time he got to start the Playoffs fresh.. Even a 38 year old LeBron can tear apart the league if healthy especially with a now competent supporting cast.
If that's the case, where Bron is rested and healthy combined with AD and our new roster? I'm not only taking us over any Western Conference team but I think we're clearly the best team. The only teams i'd be worried about is in the Eastern Conference and luckily for us we'd be rolling by that point if we make it that far in the Playoffs.
People have been accusing Lebron of doping for years. I don't see how he could have done all those Olympics if he was doping, I remember the year he and Kobe played together (2012?) and I think it was against China he looked like superman out there athletically.
Users are able to avoid failing tests with a variety of methods. Masking agents, timing of testing, new drugs not being tested for, replacement samples, rumored Olympic testers being bribed.
I have followed cycling for years. UCI testing is much more extensive and mirrors Olympic testing in many ways. And the users are able to stay one step ahead of testing “most” of the time.
In major US sports where testing is a joke in comparison I have no doubts that they can avoid failing tests. The league’s have no interest in finding the PED users. Look at the headache it has caused the MLB. An entire era glorified for its production but unable to place them in the HoF due to the public scandals.
NBA wants this conversation to go away quickly. Head in the sand is a much better policy.
Cycling fan also. It always amuses me when players in sports like Tennis are like "we get tested so often, 5 or 11 times a year" and I'm like Lance Armstrong used to get tested 11 times a race and still got away with it. Cycling now has a biological passport where your blood levels are tracked through your entire career and any anomaly is pounced on, and there's still accusations of micro doping. But what happened to the sport of cycling? It's arguably become a ton more boring, you rarely get those wild attacks instead everyone plays safe.
Sport organisations aren't interested in catching drug cheats because fans aren't interested in celebrating human performances, everybody wants to go wild over the superhuman performances.
Is Lebron on drugs? Almost certainly. Is the NBA interested in catching him? Nope. Do the fans want drug cheats to be caught? People might say yes but I doubt it TBH. Hell I'm almost sad there's no drug cheats in cycling anymore because Team Sky killed the sport for 7 years with the most boring, clinical winning strategy ever devised killing all individuality and creativity.
That being said, I'm liking the future of the Lakers without Lebron TBH. AD, DLO, Vander, Schroeder, super fun team. SUPER FUN team. Lebron's great but I'm excited for the future again. Hopefully we keep most of this team together heading forward
Lebron’s longevity does raise some questions. Maybe even part of the reason why Kareem had issues with Lebron (without saying so)… Roger Clemons was great well past his prime and turned out to be using PEDs later. I’m guessing if done right, you can avoid getting caught like many did in the UFC.
I do question many recent NBA legends about their PED use. Dwight, Wade, Kobe, Lebron… 3 of those players are my All-Time favorites. But I don’t think it’s just confined to them. Remember when Dwight’s teammates got caught, but Dwight was never even mentioned? I do feel like the NBA is looking the other way, just like they did for decades with weed. And personally, I’m okay about it. _________________ “You have to dance beautifully in the box that you are comfortable dancing in.” - Kobe Bryant
Who’s the Lakers personnel acknowledging Bron? The lady who gave him a kiss. Saw him dapp up Rob at the end. _________________ “You have to dance beautifully in the box that you are comfortable dancing in.” - Kobe Bryant
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