NBA VS Medical Pot

Kevin Durant Sparks Movement!

With the recent video that exposed NBA All Star Kevin Durant dropping what appeared to be medical marijuana while leaving a club in LA, has sparked a movement for medical marijuana to be legalized in the NBA. 

Why ruin an athletes career? There are about 20 states, as well as the District of Columbia, that have legalized marijuana for recreational and/or medical purposes. Many feel if the NBA and NFL legalized the one thing that a large majority of their athletes participate in would save many careers and keep less African American athletes out of jail. 

For the NBA, under their terms players caught violating the anti-drug policy, having that they  test positive for marijuana are subject to a five-game suspension for their first offense and a mandatory entrance into league's substance abuse program.  

If players got legitimate prescriptions for medical marijuana many believe it would solve many problems because technically they could partake in smoking weed if it were legal from a NBA and state regulation perspective. According to TMZ, they talked to several NBA players and they all expressed their opinions saying, "players not only want to see the rule changed, but they want the league to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana." -TMZ

Heres the video of Kevin Dropping his medical marijuana…. 

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Pacquiao Really?

Manny Pacquiao Blames Shoulder Injury on Mayweather Loss

Many find it extremely sad that Manny Pacquiao is using his shoulder injury as the reason behind Floyd Mayweather winning the fight under a unanimous decision. 

Days leading up to the fight, during his broadcasted sparring and training, Manny Pacquiao appeared to be perfectly fine. His hand speed looked fast and he didn't seem to be in any discomfort or pain. 

He also seen was walking around during his media interviews and meet and greets with his fans waving both hands, in most cases the shoulder that would be "injured" would cause discomfort and pain, and as a result he wouldn't be able to use that arm properly.

In an interview recently with Showtime, Floyd Mayweather, now 48-0, had some words for Manny Pacquiao and his camp. 

Mayweather addressed the fact that in the past he said that if he fought Manny Pacquiao that many of his critics would say that he should have won the fight and that Pacquiao would find an excuse as to why he lost.

Years down the road, he would be completely valid in his statement. "Its truly sad how much of a sore loser Manny is.."-Floyd Mayweather

The undefeated world champion also had this to say, Excuses, excuses, excuses. I knew it was coming but I'm not going to buy into the bull****. And I don't want the public to buy into the bull****. 

He lost and he knows he lost. I have lost a lot of respect for him after all of this. You fight, if you lose it's OK… Mayweather was the better man. A true champion can bounce back. It's just ridiculous.  

I won, I knew I won. I know I'm the better fighter…

We fight 10 times, I'm going to win 10 times. We fight 20 times, I'm going to win 20 times. We fight 100 times, I'm going to win 100 times.

'Manny Pacquiao is not a better fighter than me, know where around the board."-Daily Mail.com

Floyd Mayweather additionally changed his mind about a Mayweather v Pacquiao rematch. He called the Pacquiao camp bad business and doesn't see himself or Mayweather promotions having any further business deals with them!

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