St.John McCloskey's List: Law & sports

• ESPN originally reported that Beasley was in the room, but then pulled his name from their article

• On September 3, 2008, Arthur and fellow former Kansas Jayhawks teammate Mario Chalmers were excused from NBA's Rookie Training Camp following a marijuana-related incident.^[7] Police responding to their hotel room following a fire alarm at 2:00 a.m. claimed that the room smelled strongly of marijuana but none was found and no charges were filed. Fellow NBA rookie Michael Beasley was also reported to have been in the room at the time, but was not asked to leave camp.^[8][9] Beasley was later fined $50,000 for his involvement in the incident^[10] Arthur later released a statement denying any involvement with marijuana.^[11] Arthur was later fined $20,000 by the league for missing the rookie camp, but was not fined or suspended for any drug-related violations.^[12]

• On September 3, 2008, Chalmers and fellow former Kansas Jayhawks teammate Darrell Arthur were excused from the NBA's rookie transition program for a marijuana-related incident. ^[10] Police responding to their hotel room following a fire alarm at 2:00 a.m. claimed that the room smelled strongly of marijuana but none was found and no charges were filed. Fellow NBA rookie Michael Beasley was also reported to have been in the room at the time, but was not asked to leave camp.^[11][12] Beasley was later fined $50,000 for his involvement in the incident.^[13] Chalmers denied any connection with marijuana and was later fined $20,000 by the league for missing the rookie camp, but was not fined or suspended for any drug-related violations.

• minimum of 30 days
• Beasley has been a target of criticism inside and outside the organization for his immaturity
• The NBA fined Beasley $50,000 for being in a room where marijuana was found at the NBA’s rookie symposium last summer. Beasley had slipped out the door when security officials arrived on the scene, leaving Mario Chalmers(notes) and Darrell Arthur(notes) to face punishment alone

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• this is the reason we should keep these guys in college for two years
• these guys are 18-year-old kids, they’re not mentally or physically strong enough for the NBA
• These kids aren’t mature to handle all the crap that goes with being rich and famous

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• Beasley's stay at the facility is primarily related to the NBA's substance-abuse program, with this visit planned in advance.
• Under league rules, neither those affiliated with individual teams nor those in the league office are allowed to comment on individual cases regarding the NBA's substance-abuse policy.
• teams are not allowed to take any such initiative in the program, which is administered solely by the league
• denied recent marijuana use by his son, but did address how off-court and on-court issues, including the recent birth of a daughter, have created a stressful environment.
  
• Shoutout to my boy mike Beas man. He good yall stop trippin on the situation
• Everyone say a prayer for our lil brother,but please don't judge the man. we all make mistakes,beas i'm here if you need anything
• i need for yall to put my boy mike beasly in your prayers!... What he is doing is not a negative as far as going to rehab, it a blessing and a good thing and im looking forward to playing with him 09-10
• He is in a chemical-dependency program and there is one thing you treat in a chemical-dependency program and that's addiction," he said. "They're doing the right thing. They've put him in a long-term, residential chemical-dependency program."

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• On the bottom right hand corner of the image are bags filled with what some believe to be marijuana or another illegal drug
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• It may have been the thing that even got him into rehab

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• Beasley played college basketball for Kansas State University for one year
• age 20
• Rivals.com rated Beasley first in the class of 2007 high school basketball prospects
•  $4,638,600
•  2nd overall
• On April 14, 2008, Beasley announced that he would enter the NBA Draft and thus forgo his last 3 years of eligibility
• After the Heat's first round exit from the 2009 playoffs, it was reported that Beasley, along with fellow rookie Mario Chalmers, had been fined multiple times throughout the season for violations of team policy
• On September 3, 2008, at the NBA's Rookie Transition Program, Beasley was involved in an incident along with fellow rookies Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur
• the room smelled strongly of burning marijuana but none was found and no charges were filed
• Beasley was fined $50,000 by the league for his involvement in the incident after Pat Riley forced him to confess to league officials that he had slipped out the door when the police arrived
• any mention of Beasley was removed from the article
• On August 24, 2009 Beasley reportedly checked into a Houston rehab center, just days after he posted pictures of himself to Twitter with what appeared to be marijuana in the background

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• in the League's substance abuse program
• reports indicate that it was not voluntary
• Teams are not permitted to do so under the League's program
• Michael Beasley Sr. -- vehemently denied that his son had used marijuana recently
• Rose-Beasley debate
• Beasley was handling his demotion to the bench rather well
• His daughter's birth probably just made things more hectic
• The talented player is expected to be discharged from the Houston facility prior to the Sept. 28 start of training camp

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