Hawks' John Collins Receives Massive Suspension For PED Use: Report

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Collins had been having a nice start with the Hawks.

Earlier this year, Deandre Ayton of the Phoenix Suns was hit with a 25-game suspension for using a diuretic which is sometimes used to hide the use of PEDs. Well, yet another NBA player has been hit with a similar suspension as this time, it is John Collins of the Atlanta Hawks who got caught. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the league says Collins tested positive for using growth hormones. Just like Ayton, Collins is looking at a 25-game suspension.

The former 2017 first-round draft pick is already planning to appeal the suspension and made a statement to ESPN proclaiming his innocence. As Collins explains in the tweets below, he unknowingly took the hormone while taking his usual batch of supplements. Collins has also apologized at length for putting his teammates in a precarious position. 

"First I want to apologize to my teammates, the Hawks organization, our fans, partners and community as a whole for this situation," Collins explained. "I understand the impact this matter has on what we are trying to achieve together this season, and I am incredibly frustrated and disappointed in myself for putting all us in this position."

Now that Collins plans to appeal the suspension, it will be interesting to see what the NBA decides to do here. There is always a chance he could get the suspension reduced although the league is pretty clear about its anti-doping rules.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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