Basketball

Basketball is a sport with notable doping cases, with 215 registered cases (1.5% of all violations). United States leads in violations with 66 cases, while Cannabis is the most frequently detected substance (35 cases). The average suspension length is 19.2 months. Basketball ranks #12 globally among all sports tracked by the Anti-Doping Database..

 
Number of cases in Basketball Last 10 Years

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Sport Global Ranking
3,443
1,666
1,493
860
···
215
Global Ranking: #12 of 178 sports

215

Basketball cases

1.5%

Of all violations

14,670

Total global cases
Basketball's share of all violations 1.5%
215 of 14,670

Basketball has the most violations in anti-doping rule violations globally, with 215 registered cases — 1.5% of all 14,670 verified cases in the Anti-Doping Database. Based on verified cases in the Anti-Doping Database.

Number of cases in Basketball By Country
United States
66
New Zealand
14
Brazil
11
Sweden
9
Australia
6
Russian Federation
5
Norway
5
Canada
5
United Kingdom
5
India
5
Top Country: United States

66

United States cases

30.7%

Of global cases

215

Total Basketball cases
United States's share of Basketball violations 30.7%
66 of 215

United States leads significantly in Basketball with 66 registered violations, representing more than one-third of all violations. This represents 30.7% of the sport's 215 total cases globally.

The average suspension length for sanctioned Basketball athletes in United States is 19.2 months, shorter than the global average of 30.1 months.

Substance use in Basketball
Cannabis
35
Carboxy THC
28
Cocaine
14
Methylhexaneamine
13
Stanozolol
11
Non disclosed substance
10
Norandrosterone
10
Marijuana
9
Methandienone
7
Furosemide
6
Most Detected Substance: Cannabis

35

Basketball cases

16.3%

Of sport cases

519

Global Cannabis cases
Cannabis's share of Basketball violations 16.3%
35 of 215

Cannabis has the most violations in Basketball with 35 violations out of 215 total cases (16.3%). Representing a substantial portion of cases.

Globally, Cannabis has been detected in 519 cases across all sports, ranking #9 among all prohibited substances.

The average suspension length for Cannabis violations is 9.3 months, shorter than the global average of 30.1 months.

Cannabis are one of the most commonly used illicit drugs and can be found within the dried flowers, leaves or resin of the Cannabis plant. Cannabis may also be known as marijuana, pot, hash, ganja, green or weed. It is most commonly smoked but can also be eaten. Cannabis use is most commonly associated with recreational or social settings but regardless of the environment in which it is taken, if it is found in your system on competition day there are serious consequences. Cannabinoids are listed on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List since 1 January 2004. Cannabis not classified as a performance enhancing drug, but is on the Prohibited List because the drug is damaging to the athletes health. According to National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC) in Australia cannabis use can negatively impact on a person's sporting performance in a variety of ways. It is known to increase heart rate while decreasing cardiac stroke volume, resulting in diminished peak performance. It can also result in reduced sport performance through slowed reaction time, problems with motor coordination, hand-eye coordination, and perceptual accuracy. Cannabis can affect appetite and food cravings and potentially undermine body mass and nutrition. Use of cannabis could even be potentially dangerous in sports that rely on quick reactions and fast decision-making. In addition, for some people, cannabis use can cause increased anxiety, panic, nervousness and restlessness thus causing disruption to sleeping patterns. Some people may believe that cannabis use makes them sleep better and be more relaxed and less nervous before playing sport. Currently however, no research has objectively demonstrated that cannabis use results in observable increases in performance through relaxing the athlete or improving their sleeping patterns. In the term of being bad for the athlete health, smoking cannabis exposes the lungs to both carbon monoxide and tar which increase the risks of a range of health problems including respiratory tract infections, bronchitis and lung cancer. (Source: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC), Australia, ncpic.org.au)

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Number of Active Sanctions Ending Year for Basketball
Gender Distribution
Male 96.3
207 cases
Female 3.7
8 cases
Analysis: Basketball has a notably higher proportion of male cases (96.3%) compared to the global average (80.2%), a difference of 16.1 percentage points. Global average: 80.2% male, 19.8% female

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