Restricted free agent Jalen Harris reinstated by NBA after drug suspension
TORONTO –
Jalen Harris has been reinstated by the NBA and the Nationwide Basketball Gamers Affiliation after serving a one-year suspension for a optimistic drug take a look at.
The Toronto Raptors maintain the guard’s rights as a restricted free agent, however the crew is on the most 20 gamers allowed heading into coaching camp.
Harris reacted to Tuesday’s information by tweeting a praying fingers emoji.
Jalen Harris has been reinstated by the NBA and the Nationwide Basketball Gamers Affiliation after serving a one-year suspension for a optimistic drug take a look at.
Harris was given a one-year suspension on July 1, 2021, after testing optimistic for a prohibited substance below the NBA/NBPA anti-drug program.
The 24-year-old Dallas native spent the previous few months taking part in for the growth Scarborough Taking pictures Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, averaging 19.9 factors a recreation on 41-per-cent taking pictures.
The Raptors drafted the six-foot-five guard with their 59th choose within the 2020 NBA draft. He scored a career-high 32 factors versus the Dallas Mavericks on Could 14, 2021.
