Several NBA players have raised their voices in favor of the use of marijuana as a recreational drug and for non-harmful purposes. After several years of struggle, the NBA decided to suspend cannabis controls, but even the negative image of this substance on the athletes who use it remains negative.
Kevin Durant, a player for the Brooklyn Nets, has been one of the figures in charge of debunking the negative myths about the use of marijuana and even has admitted on several occasions that he has used during the NBA season as a method to de-stress.
During a recent interview with David Letterman in a Netflix special, Durant He stated that he constantly uses marijuana and that he had even done so before that interview.
“It’s really like drinking wine, nothing more.” It clears my mind of distractions, it helps me relax.”
Durant Along with other players such as Matt Barnes, Kyrie Irving, among others, they are trying to change the image of how players who use cannabis in sports are seen and how it does not affect their performance on the court. Although many experts have claimed that he does have repercussions.
The NBA player also explained during the interview that it doesn’t make sense how people are arrested for selling marijuana when it is legal in several countries in the United States and there are even large companies that sell it as just another product.
Kevin Durant spoke about marijuana use among players: “For me, it clears the distractions of your brain. It calms you down, it’s like having a glass of wine”. pic.twitter.com/dnn200k6xL
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One of the cases The most recent controversy was that of Sha’Carri Richardson, a sprinter who looked like a favorite for the Tokyo Games, missed the Olympic event after testing positive for cannabis, for which she was expelled from the event.
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