I'm not sure of why it's a problem: is Bradley saying that players are worse off because they smoke? or just that they are better players than Bradley? Maybe nobody is offering the Mormon any tokes.
Rocky Mountain News: Nuggets:
A survey by the Rocky Mountain News revealed NBA players believe about 30 percent of those in the league use marijuana.
The News posed the question to 151 players. Of those, 59 were willing to give a percentage.
The average figure given by those players is 30.1 percent. The mean figure, the number in which half the percentages are below and half above, is 20 percent.
“Yes, it's a problem (in the NBA),” said Dallas Mavericks center Shawn Bradley. “A lot more people use (marijuana) than we think. I don't know if the percentage is 60, but if it's half of that, it's a problem.”
Stars who have been involved in marijuana incidents in recent years include Philadelphia's Allen Iverson and Sacramento's Chris Webber. Portland has had several players involved in marijuana incidents in recent years, including Damon Stoudamire, Zach Randolph, Rasheed Wallace (now with Detroit) and Qyntel Woods (now with Miami).“I think the NBA is a microcosm of society as a whole, so you tell me what percentage of society uses marijuana and I'd say the NBA is right around there,” Trail Blazers forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim said.
Abdur-Rahim is right; I bet 30% is the national average of frequent smokers as well.
and isn't Los Angeles party central?
“I'd say 10 (percent). Maybe one or two per team. I'm not seeing six guys that are smoking weed on my team.” -- L.A. Clippers forward Elton Brand
