The NBA will test players for performance-enhancing drugs upon the resumption of the 2019-20 season in July, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
The league will reportedly not test players for recreational drugs, per Charania.
The NBA and National Basketball Players Association agreed to suspend all drug testing during the COVID-19 suspension on March 16.
Players usually undergo six drug tests per year, according to the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
A positive test for a PED violation will result in a 25-game suspension if it is a player’s first offense.
A second violation extends the suspension to 55 games, while a third test will result in a minimum two-year ban.
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