DeAndre Ayton plays like he’s baked

KD is 100% among that list

Brandon Ingram feels like a safe bet.

Pretty sure Chet was high that whole Spurs series.

Brandon Ingram

Matt Barnes. And he has a story about how to keep the smell off when it was still illegal in the league

Brandon Ingram looks like he does

Kyrie smokes something, I am pretty sure.

No clue but I’d put my money on Deandre Ayton doing it at least once 

JR Smith in the playoffs?

Michael Beasley

KD talked openly about this. It’s way more common than most fans realize

Randle after the trade rumors

I want an NBA where ALL of the players are high

Robert Parish always smoked before games, nowadays its more common.

I think Shawn Kemp admitted to blazing before games.

Lamelo

Aaron Gordon

Half the nba

OG?

Kelly Olynyk looks like a guy I would have gone to Bonnaroo with in 2003 who unironically said “kind bud” and “dank nugs,” and wore full patchwork overalls, with a whole ounce just stuffed in his back pocket all day.

Theres no way jaden mcdaniels doesnt face a full blunt before every game

Historically, Rasheed Wallace. Refused to do an anti-drug commercial and said it would be hypocritical.

Jaden mcdaniels looks pretty baked sometimes

Stephen Jacksonnnnnnn

Is the sky blue and the water wet?

Nick Young maybe

LeBron James & Stephen Curry 💀

First hand witnessed Tyler Herro. It was a few hours before the game but still.

JR simth

I was a ballboy in the late 1900’s, as of then it was lots. Kemp was the most obvious and he’s leaned into it in retirement: https://www.kempscannabis.com/

I had a buddy, starting center on hs team, who got high before games. Cause he was bored.

Yes, me.

Michael Beasley looked stoned his whole career.

Shawn Kemp admitted this

Honestly probably like 75% of them

Chet holmgren

Jr snith

Yes right after their nap.

the nba actually stopped testing for weed back in 2021 so the number is probably higher than most people think. matt barnes talked about it on his podcast a few years ago, said it was pretty common on certain teams

Joakim Noah had this reputation

DeAaron must hit back to back blinkers during halftime when he did that play lol

Plumlee

Chet Holmgren and KD

At least 25% of the league is a daily consumer.

Malik Beasley had a notebook for tracking how much he smoked vs how many points he scored

I’ll never be able to prove it but Monta Ellis when he came back from the moped accident.

Julius Randle supposedly quit weed this year and look what happened to him.

I smoked dope with Worthy at UNC but that was college and not before a game. So it’s not new.

Rondo and Pierce

Tony Allen, my friend was valet & that man was blazin in the whip lol

No officer.

‘00 Blazers: Yes.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSd_qNoT2o754o1bg5bPNwT9lKpmRCHXU25mjxXlhMeMw&s

Low key I’d be shocked if there wasn’t at least a couple guys who function better with a little weed in their system, especially role players who need to calm nerves.

Difference is the league testing isn’t what it used to be and teams are way more chill about off day use, but actually showing up to a game high in the social media era feels risky as hell.

If it’s happening, it’s probably some vet who knows his body and keeps it super discreet.

Klay smokes clowns like me on the court

I know Lou Will told a story about him partying and having a hangover before a game against NY. He most definitely smoked during that party

Sheed, Stephen Jackson, Matt Barnes

Memes aside, probably none of them smoke before a game, but many do smoke to help sleep better on the road I’ve heard

charles barkley story sounde legendary bro

Michael Beasley

I’ve always wondered what these player’s mentality is with it. Is it just an occasional thing on games that are lower stakes? Do they consistently get high every game, but just a little so they can think straight? Are there players getting blazed in the playoffs? I can’t even comprehend how it would feel to be high in an nba game, let alone a seriously competitive one.

my 9th grade english teacher told us that robert parish used to smoke a quarter a week and that’s why they called him chief.

also i sold weed to larry sanders once when i lived in richmond. i believe it was his rookie season w the bucks (might’ve been the offseason). one of my friends for some reason asked him if brandon jennings was gay to which he hilariously replied “yooo! i don’t know!!!”

I assumed a good majority of the league does but I have no evidence to point to that just a vibe lol

Randle stopped when he got to mn

KD

I don’t even know how they would do it though. Like I’ve smoked/vapef before playing, but it doesn’t last very long. Like I would want to smoke after every quarter because it would wear off and I’d start to feel weird. I’d have to keep vaping.

Maybe edibles, but that seems risky as the strength kinda depends on your digestion to a point.

Most of them, it’s literally good for you.

KD is a huge pothead

Marquise Daniels back in the day

I’d guess a good 50% are high as hell when they play. Chauncey Billups admitted he would smoke before the game to help him keep calm. I feel like Cade is high sometimes out there, his eyes look glossed over and some of his turnovers are unforced and without concentration.

Matt Barnes

Gotta use google for stuff like this

Didn’t JR Smith do this, or am I trippin?

I know Gary Payton would be drinking henny during half time.

There used to be old stories about AI being smoked out and smelling so funky with the BO he left other players shook

Didn’t lamelo bal smoke on instagram live right before a post season game?

KD

Herb Jones

JR Smith prolly

i forgot which ex player said it, but he said something along the lines of ‘if the league tested for weed there would be no league’

I had an old Co worker who claimed to live in the same building as Ty Lawson. Coworker claimed he was smoking ~²⁴⁄₇, including game days before the games.

Unless my coworker had some shady ass source of unknown income, I’d be surprised he was in the same building as Lawson though, so its probably just a brag lie 🤷‍♂️

I would say the majority of the league…