List of people banned or suspended by the NBA
Permanently banned

List of people banned or suspended by the NBA

Section Title: Permanently banned
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Name	Team(s)	Year(s)	Season(s)	Reason

Ralph Beard	Indianapolis Olympians	1951	1951–52	In 1951, Beard and teammate Alex Groza were banned permanently after they admitted that they had shaved points while playing in college.

Alex Groza	Indianapolis Olympians	1951	1951–52	In 1951, Groza and teammate Ralph Beard were banned permanently after they admitted that they had shaved points while playing in college.

Norm Mager	Baltimore Bullets	1951	1950–51	In 1951, Mager was banned permanently when a hoax was revealed that he had shaved points while playing in college.

Alvin Roth	—	1951	1950–51	In 1951, Roth, a City College of New York player, was banned permanently for his involvement in the CCNY point shaving scandal.

Bill Spivey	—	1951	—	In 1951, Spivey, a University of Kentucky player, was banned permanently for his involvement in the CCNY point-shaving scandal.

Ed Warner	—	1951	—	In 1951, Warner, a City College of New York player, was banned permanently for his involvement in the CCNY point-shaving scandal.

Sherman White	—	1951	—	In 1951, White, a Long Island University player, was banned permanently for his involvement in the CCNY point-shaving scandal.

Jack Molinas	Fort Wayne Pistons	1954	1953–54	On January 10, 1954, Molinas was banned permanently for betting on his own team while playing in college.

Roger Brown	—	1966	—	Brown was banned permanently for his association with gambler Jack Molinas. Throughout his entire playing career, he went on to play in the rivaling American Basketball Association (ABA).

John Drew	Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz	1986	—	In January 1986, Drew was banned permanently for repeatedly violating NBA's substance abuse policy.

Chris Washburn	Golden State Warriors Atlanta Hawks	1989	—	In June 1989, Washburn was banned permanently after three positive drug tests.

Roy Tarpley	Dallas Mavericks	1991 1995	1991–92 1995–96	In October 1991, Tarpley was banned permanently for repeatedly violating NBA's substance abuse policy. He was reinstated two years later in 1994 but was permanently banned from the league again in December 1995 for using alcohol.

Richard Dumas	Phoenix Suns Philadelphia 76ers	1991 1993 1995	1991–92 1993–94 1995–96	In 1991, Dumas was briefly suspended for violating NBA's substance abuse policy. In 1993, he was suspended indefinitely after he tested positive for a banned substance and failed to participate in a drug rehabilitation program.

Donald Sterling	Los Angeles Clippers	2013	2013–14	In September 2013, Sterling was recorded making racist remarks privately to his girlfriend. The remarks stemmed from her posting a picture of herself on Instagram with Magic Johnson.

O. J. Mayo	Milwaukee Bucks	2016	2016–17	On July 1, 2016, Mayo was banned for violating the NBA's substance abuse policy. He will be eligible to apply for reinstatement on July 1, 2018.[needs update]

Sentence(s)

Alvin Roth, who was convicted of participating in the scandal, was banned from ever playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

final_sentence: Alvin Roth, who was convicted of participating in the scandal, was banned from ever playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).