However, multiple violations of the NBA’s drug policy due to marijuana, a night club altercation that resulted in a torn ligament in his right thumb, and a stint on the Bucks’ inactive list due to personal reasons all halted the young star’s rise. The former Bucks forward feels like he was often targeted by the league to be made an example out of for his use of marijuana.
“A lot of guys who were in the drug program didn’t get fined, didn’t get suspended,” reveals Sanders. “They didn’t have to go to rehab. Some of the guys never went through the things I went through with the drug program. I was micro-dosed. I used such a small amount. I’m not even sure it was showing up in my drug tests. I was just turning myself in. I was telling on myself out of fear.”
