Comments on Cannabis from NBA Coaches Highlight Rough Road to League Reform – News

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The NBA is going to pot, or at least thinking about it more. 

Professional basketball players getting stoned is certainly nothing new, but after retired pro Al Harrington and former NBA commissioner David Stern set the internet and basketball universe on fire last week with Uninterrupted’s “The Concept of Cannabis,” a 15-minute documentary highlighting Harrington’s second career as a ganjapreneur and Stern’s newfound support for cannabis in the NBA, everyone is giving their two cents on the intersection of hoops and herb.

Since Stern admitted to Harrington that he believes “[marijuana] probably should be removed from the banned list,” public figures in every corner of the NBA community have given their opinions on the controversial topic.

Current players including Denver Nuggets Forward Wilson Chandler and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ cannabis-loving sharp shooter JR Smith expressed tacit support for Harrington’s work by posting the documentary on social media, while NBA league spokesman Mike Bass released a statement essentially shooting down any prospect for near-future drug policy reform.

“While…