According to the program's detailed regulations, participants can be banned in one of two situations. The first is a positive test for a "drug of abuse." The second offense involves being convicted of, or pleading guilty to, using, possessing, or distributing a controlled substance. In both cases, the player is automatically suspended without any further action required by the league. Evans was arrested on January 16, 2014 and charged with simple possession of marijuana. He entered a plea agreement and was sentenced to two days in jail and three years of probation. As part of his sentence, prosecutors dismissed the charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Under the terms of his probation, Evans must submit to random drug tests and may be subject to additional testing at any time during the period of his probation. If he fails any drug test, his probation could be revoked and he could go back to prison. This is not Evans' first run-in with the law. He has several other arrests dating back to 2008 when he was a freshman at USC. He was suspended for one game as a result of those charges. Evans came into the NBA after winning the National Championship with Kentucky. He was considered one of the best point guards in college basketball and was expected to contribute right away in New York.