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Radomski also writes that he sold performance-enhancing drugs to an N.B.A. player for several years. He says the player, whom he did not identify, told Radomski that other N.B.A. players were using drugs, too.

“We have no comment about an allegation that an unnamed player bought steroids,” Mike Bass, a spokesman for the N.B.A., said. “But we have a comprehensive random-testing program for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.”

The foundation of the NBA is much narrower. I'm going to give you three names here. I am not implying that these players are taking PED's. If you're going to quote me on this, at least do me the service of quoting me correctly. Consider LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, and Dwight Howard. If those three guys were to be swept aside in any kind of controversy--just three players--what happens to the Eastern Conference? It'd deader than a doornail, that's what. At that point the entire conference has the collective buzz of a semi-sick mayfly. The Eastern seaboard would simply go dark with regards to the NBA. I'm going to give you one name in the West also: Kobe Bryant. If he goes down the Western Conference is left in shambles as far as the casual fan and the national stage. The NBA can't afford to lose these players or have their image tarnished for any illicit reason. They're not going to do anything to take that risk unless absolutely forced to. And I'm pretty sure if forced they'd be shaking in their boots over just such a potential scenario...if not with these four players with their eventual successors.