Darius Miles has been suspended by the Boston Celtics for drug violations a month after he signed with the team. Miles will not be eligible to play with the team during the first ten games of the season. To me, the punishment seems just right. I am just glad that the Feds did not get involved in this whole mess. A league like the NBA can certainly come up with its own regulations regarding illicit drugs, but things get funky when the government gets involved in these kinds of matters. Private organizatons, leagues, and companies are much more able to cook up their own policies rather than a politically motivated and distant government. Private groups like the Boston Celtics have more incentives to make sure that their images are always good especially in an environment like the NBA where publicity means a lot, if not everything. D-Miles should start cleaning up his act when he gets back intop the league. Sports is something that's supposed to instill an ethic of discipline in people. Miles's actions taints that image.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/celtics/2008-09-19-miles-suspension_N.htm
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