Darius Miles, NBA Boston Celtics forward, has been very controversial just at the start of the month of July because of his 10 games suspension without pay. In the report published by AOL Sports last July revealed the alleged involvement of Miles to steroids reason why he received the outstanding suspension. The report also pictured the notion of Henry Abbott of TrueHoop concerning to the future of Miles and his possible impact on the league because of the suspension he received.

Abbott noted on the report that the impetus for Miles suspension can possibly be a performance enhancing drugs really. Jason Quick of The Oregon explained that ten games is a very precise numbers. If this information will be based into the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), it will be revealed that there are only two ways to receive such number of suspension: for a fourth-time marijuana offense or for a first time performance enhancing drugs offense.

Tom Ziller of AOL Sport analyzed the situation of Miles and found out that just before a ten-game suspension will be judged for a fourth-time marijuana offense; a five-game suspension will be put down first for a third-time marijuana offense. Looking back, Miles never had a record of five-game suspension; even the League confirms it. So if people themselves will conduct their own police report, they would already know for the most probable result of Mile’s drug test—nothing else but a first time performance enhancing drug offense.

Unfortunately, the league has never openly announced any PED suspension yet. If record will be reviewed, all of the recent NBA drug suspensions have been caused by marijuana used and DUI range; except for the popular two-year ban of Chris Andersen due to suspected intake of hard recreational narcotics. This condition raises a question from several spectators: does this mean that a player must be playing for two years just before the league take any responsibility to openly announce a failed drug test? Ziller, claimed in his report that the issue is being kept hushed for the NBA interest since steroid issue is not very common to NBA as compared to the other major leagues.

Nonetheless, truth always prevails. On the later part of September, National Post officially reported that Miles really violated the terms of the NBA Anti-Drug Program at the end of 2007-2008 NBA season. National Post revealed the involvement of Miles to phentermine, an appetite suppressant also familiar as a diet pill. Now, the suspension of Miles is said to be effective on the first game of 2008-2009 NBA season wherein he is still physically able and eligible to play. His bond with the Celtics is not yet assured according to some reports until he proves himself in the training camp. But other reports claimed that the Celtics remains open for Miles to help them bag the victory. Tim Grove, his personal trainer, response on these claims by saying that Miles will be able to prove himself once again, especially now that he has regained 80 to 85 percent of his athleticism.

For now, it is not the decision of the Celtics for welcoming him again that truly matters; it is the confirmation after long months of controversy that the violation faced by one of the competitive players of Celtics is actually a performance enhancing drug offense and not of marijuana. 

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