Shaq Says He Failed a Drug Test at ’96 Olympics

Shaq Says He Failed a Drug Test at the ’96 Olympics After Eating a Poppy Seed Muffin
Bobby Portis was suspended 25 games by the NBA on Thursday for a failed drug test. Portis contends that an assistant gave him a prescribed pain killer called Tramadol under the impression that it was the approved medication Toradol. Portis's explanation makes sense to most people, but the suspension remains.
Shaq Says He Tested Positive for Cocaine at '96 Olympics Because of Poppyseed Muffin
Shaquille O'Neal revealed that he tested positive for cocaine in an Olympic drug test in 1996 because of a snack that he ate. The legendary basketball player and co-host of Inside the NBA spoke on the show about the Bobby Portis scandal-where he accidentally took medication for severe pain and subsequently tested positive for a banned substance-and opened up about his own experience failing a drug test.
Shaq recalls testing positive for cocaine during 1996 Olympics after eating poppy seed muffins: “They told us not to eat before the drug test”
Shaquille O’Neal said poppy seed muffins caused him to test a false positive for Olympic drug testing during the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Shaquille O’Neal Recalls Surprising False Positive Cocaine Test At 1996 Olympics After Eating Something Totally Unexpected
Shaquille O’Neal recently recalled an unexpected story about a false positive cocaine test during the 1996 Olympics
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