Discussions regarding the use of marijuana as a safer pain-relief alternative have become more prevalent in the NBA since Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr acknowledged in early December he tried using it to treat chronic back pain, and former NBA All-Star Chauncey Billups spoke up on the topic Friday.
Appearing on ESPN's NBA Countdown (h/t Complex's Dana Scott), Billups told a panel that included Tracy McGrady, Jalen Rose and Michelle Beadle that the NBA should look into legalizing marijuana as a way for players to avoid addictive painkillers:
For medicinal use, I think we absolutely need to have that conversation. The Players Association, they need to talk about that with the NBA, because there’s a lot of science behind it… because we’ve been through a ton of injuries. I’ve seen a piece on Jason Williams, who was the No. 2 pick in the draft, that talked about him being addicted to oxycontin and pain pills, and it would have been much better and much easier thing to have marijuana as a relief.
Billups also disclosed that marijuana helped some of his former teammates relax when they were dealing wit ...
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Chauncey Billups Comments on NBA’s Marijuana Policy and Use by Former Teammates
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