![]() Williams' club apparently didn't know what to do with the news, claiming that Williams ruptured a ligament in his right leg and would be out for six weeks. This must be uncharted territory in China. "The truth is there were not many tests done in the basketball league," said Zhao Jian, vice director of CHINADA, adding that a total of 12 tests were conducted by far this season. Apparently, they don't often test players for banned substances in the CBA. Now, Williams must've had a bit of bad luck. The team was also fined 10,000 yuan, which is approximately $1,500. A six-month suspension is worth around 90 NBA games if a season were ongoing. As SB Nation's Tom Ziller notes, that's quite harsh considering suspensions for pot don't happen in the NBA until a player's third offense, and at that, it's only a suspension for five games. ![]() The Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons' forward will be suspended for a whole six months and will miss a season that began in late November and ends Feb. According to this story, Williams is the first player to get busted for pot (steroids, drugs, etc.) in the league's 17-year history. Williams tested positive for marijuana, and it's the first doping case in the Chinese Basketball Association - ever. Former Arizona Wildcats forward Marcus Williams made history in China, and not in a good sort of way.
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