The league announced Monday that Harris has been suspended for five games. They did not reveal which drug Harris tested positive for, but it seems unlikely to be steroids or performance-enhancing drugs based on his light penalty.
NBA players are subject to six random tests each season and offseason — four during the season and two in the offseason. They may also be subject to “reasonable cause testing,” triggered when an independent expert decides there’s reasonable cause to test a player for a banned substance.
That player is then subject to four extra random tests over a six-week span.
