Reports have surfaced today that Nerlens Noel has violated the drug policy for the NBA and will serve a five-game suspension. Shams Charania with Yahoo! Sports was the first to report the news.
Along with Noel, Utah Jazz forward, Thabo Sefolosha will also receive a five-game suspension. Both of these decisions came at the same time and both suspensions will be effective immediately.
This has been a whirlwind of a season for Noel, who turned down a 4-year/$70 million contract offer from the Dallas Mavericks this summer because he felt like he deserved more. After a season marred with rumors, DNP-CD’s, injury, and now this, even $70 million is looking like a very unlikely scenario for Noel.