List of people banned or suspended by the NBA
Article 24 of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Constitution grants the NBA commissioner the authority to punish players (by suspension or fines not to exceed $60,000) for behavior that occurs on the court, deviates from fair play standards, violates local, state, or federal laws, or is harmful to the league or the sport of basketball.
According to the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and the NBA’s 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), any party (a player, a franchise, the NBA, or the NBPA) may file an appeal with an arbitrator if a ban exceeds 12 games or if a fine exceeds $50,000.
The arbitrator would have the authority to either affirm or reject the commissioner’s decisions in the event that an appeal was lodged. athletes may face lifetime bans from the game for incidents involving substance abuse or point shaving, albeit under the terms of the league’s anti-drug agreement with the NBPA, athletes suspended for substance misuse may return to play two years later.
The arbitrator would have the authority to either affirm or reject the commissioner’s decisions in the event that an appeal was lodged. athletes may face lifetime bans from the game for incidents involving substance abuse or point shaving, albeit under the terms of the league’s anti-drug agreement with the NBPA, athletes suspended for substance misuse may return to play two years later.
