Toronto Raptors rookie point guard Jalen Harris was ejected
and disqualified from the NBA for violating the league’s anti-doping program. As a rookie, the player may request a reinstatement to the competition after one year.
The league announced the expulsion without giving more details about the reason. Of the same. The program deals with the use of recreational drugs and also the use of doping substances to improve athletic performance.
Harris, the penultimate player selected in the 2020 Draft, played for Toronto on a dual contract and averaged 7.4 points in 13.2 minutes of play during 13 games contested this season. This summer, he will become a restricted free agent.
The player of 22 years, from the University of Nevada, is only the fourth player sent off out of competition for breaking illegal substances control rules in the last 20 years: Chris Andersen (2005-06), OJ Mayo (2016-17) and Tyreke Evans (2019-20) were the other players punished.