NBA: Kevin Durant Says Weed Helps People Do Good Things, Hopes NBA Lifts Marijuana Ban

We’ve heard the news months ago about free-agent guard Dion Waiters’ suspension after overdosing himself with a THC-infused “gummy”, which is one of the banned substances in the NBA. He reportedly had a panic attack while on a plane and was treated in a hospital when the plane landed in Los Angeles.

According to The Guardian, the 28-year old guard was listed out by the team due to an illness and missed their game against the Los Angeles Lakers as he’s being treated. After 10 days, the Heat organization suspended him for 10-game without pay for “conduct detrimental to the team.”

In an episode of “All The Smoke” hosted by former NBA players Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant said that it is time for the league to remove its ban on the substance. He also claimed that it doesn’t have a downside to people who use it.

“It’s just like, marijuana is marijuana. It’s not harmful to anybody. It can only help and enhance and do good things,” said the two-time Finals MVP back with Golden State Warriors. “I feel like it shouldn’t even be a huge topic around it anymore.”

“It’s one of those plants that’s an acquired taste. If you love it, you love it. If you don’t, you’re not even going to pick it up,” shared Durant, who is a huge marijuana advocate.

“Everybody on my team drinks coffee every day. Taking caffeine every day. Or guys go out to have wine after games or have a little drink here and there. Marijuana should be in that tone,” said the new Brooklyn Nets off-season signee after a trade with D’Angelo Russell.

“So hopefully we can get past that and the stigma around it and know that it does nothing but make people have a good time, make people hungry, bring people together. That plant brings us all together,” concluded Durant as transcribed on New York Daily News.

Durant hasn’t played for Brooklyn since the move from the Bay Area as he’s still recovering from his torn Achilles injury that he got during last season’s Finals series between the Warriors and Toronto Raptors.