Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders has been going through it this season. He’s been suspended for violating the league’s drug policy and recent reports have claimed that he might not want to play basketball anymore, period. Though Sanders has been vocal and unapologetic in the past about his marijuana use, he’s reportedly ready to clean up his act.
Larry Sanders plans to use his 10-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug program to deal with his core personal issues and learn to live without marijuana use, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Sanders wants to continue his basketball career and has been coming to the realization league rules won’t permit that unless he stops testing positive as part of the league’s drug program, sources said.
Sanders, who is in the first year of a four-year, $44 million extension with the Bucks, wants to keep playing, but that might not happen with the Bucks, who are suddenly in playoff position, according to the report.
Whether Sanders will play again in Milwaukee remains unclear. A new ownership group and new coach have found a measure of success without needing to depend on Sanders. The revitalized Bucks could seek to pursue a contract buyout with Sanders, but that’s a discussion that’s yet to take place with Sanders’ representatives.
