David Stern expects the NBA to adopt blood testing for HGH by the start of the 13-14 season.
We watch whats going on in baseball, we watch the negotiations that are going in with football, and it is my expectation that by next season [we] will be doing blood testing for HGH, Stern told WCCO radio in Minnesota. Our players have been terrific. They lead this in some ways, saying, We do not want to have anything less than the best. Thats been the way its been since 1983.
Stern said Wednesday that testing hadnt been implemented to this point because there hasnt been a favored testing protocol yet and stated that he didnt believe the NBA has a serious problem with HGH, which is on the leagues list of banned substances.
If I say I dont have a concern, everyone says Im a Pollyanna, Stern said. I dont have any reason to know one way or another. My guess is and my hope is that its not widely used in the NBA.





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