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Tristan Thompson suspended for 25 games for violating NBA’s drug policy
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson was suspended for 25 games without pay after violating the NBA’s anti-drug program, the league announced on Tuesday.
Thompson, 32, tested positive for the growth hormone stimulator Ibutamoren and muscle enhancer SARM LGD-4033, the NBA said in a statement. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said these drugs can be used to build lean muscle mass and bulk up body mass. Both are substances banned by the NBA.
His suspension will begin on Wednesday when the Cavaliers play the Milwaukee Bucks, according to the NBA. The suspension is expected to extend into mid-March.
Thompson was born in Brampton, Ontario, and moved to the U.S. on a student visa to attend high school, which helped launch his basketball career. He got joined the basketball team at the University of Texas, where he played for the school for a year before declaring for the NBA draft and becoming the fourth overall pick in 2011. He officially became a U.S. citizen in November 2020.
Thompson previously won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016 and has since played with the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers before returning to Cleveland in 2023.
He dated reality television star Khloe Kardashian for several years before breaking up over cheating allegations. The former couple share 5-year-old daughter, True Thompson, and 1-year-old son, Tatum Thompson.
CBS News reached out to Thompson for comment.
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NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked in New York City on Friday night, authorities said.
The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on Second Avenue near East 96th Street on the Upper East Side, according to the New York City Police Department.
Police said officers were sent to the scene after an assault was reported. When officers arrived, police say they found a 20-year-old man suffering from facial injuries and a 70-year-old man who had head pain. Both victims were taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the former governor said the two were attacked while “taking a walk around the block near their home by some individuals that had a previous interaction with his stepson.”
The spokesperson said that they were injured “but were able to fight off their attackers.”
Both were taken to Cornell Hospital “as a precaution,” he added.
Police said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
The 70-year-old Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor from 2008 to 2010, stepping into the post after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer following his prostitution scandal. He made history at the time as the state’s first-ever Black and legally blind governor.