NBA Suspensions: Miller and Curry

The NBA has suspended Sacramento Kings centre Brad Miller without pay for five games as a result of violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program. As per terms of the program, details of the drug violation were not disclosed in the release, but given what we know, we can determine that this suspension was either for Miller's third positive marijuana test or his first use of steroids.

Meanwhile, Bulls rookie JamesOn Curry has been suspended for one game. "Curry, a 6-foot-3, 190-pounder, pleaded guilty to resisting or obstructing an officer and public urination while in Boise, Idaho." Curry was on the Bulls squad last season but failed to appear in an NBA game and spent most of his time in the D-League.

NBA : Today's warnings : 11 June 2008

• One of many fans outraged at the alleged "malleable" result of the 2002 Western Conference Finals has put together a nice little montage of one call in question. I wish more fans would come out with great substantive evidence like this, rather than usless ranting... hey, don't look at us!
• You really do have to feel sorry for Chris Webber though, if this whole thing is true as Donaghy claims...
• Spanish basketball fans may be happy to see the arrival of Rudy Fernandez to the Blazers, but it seems it's a one-in-one-out policy on Spaniards, with talk that the Raptors are about to buy out the injured Jorge Garbajosa. It will be disappointing for the big man, who has already been disallowed by the Raptors from playing in the Olympics over the Summer.
• Some Blazer fans really don't want local boy Kevin Love joining the team, it would seem.
• While the Lakers and Celtics play on, Grizzlies fans talk to Heat fans about who gets Michael Beasley. I can see how Pat Riley doesn't want a player like Beasley on his team, but I just don't envisage how the Grizzlies can give up something the Heat wants, whilst still being beneficial to their building project. Rudy Gay has to be retained. Does the Heat really want Mike Miller?
• Does everyone remember at the start of the season when the sudden breaking news that Kevin Garnett was traded to Boston took the heat off the Tim Donaghy scandal? Now it seems Donaghy is back, taking a bit of the shine off KG's big moment. If only the NBA could have done something to push that trial out a bit further.