Rashard Lewis Suspended 10 Games

by Ryne Nelson We’ve all quietly wondered about it. With it being so prevalent in other sports, of course. How, with the prominence of performance enhancing drugs in sports today, can the NBA keep its nose so clean? Be sure, Rashard Lewis’ elevated testosterone levels will not mark doom for the NBA (at least Dwight Howard didn’t get busted… I kid!). It just serves as a reminder that drugs can aid NBA players as well. And it’s something to watch out for: Orlando Magic All-Star Rashard Lewis will be suspended for the first 10 games of next season because he has tested positive for a testosterone-producing steroid, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. According to league sources, Lewis was taking nutritional supplements at the end of last season that unknowing to him contained a substance commonly known as DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) — a chemical compound made naturally in the body but also found in numerous over-the-counter supplements at nutritional...