Monday, August 5, 2019

Basketball Player Uses Girlfriend's Urine For Drug Test, Discovers He's Pregnant, Gets Suspended

I recall at least one other case of the 'ol good news/bad news urinalysis.
From the New York Post:

D.J. Cooper suspended by FIBA for fraud urine which showed he was pregnant
Surprise, you’re pregnant!

D.J. Cooper, a former Ohio University star who’s played professionally in Europe, is currently suspended by FIBA after using someone else’s urine for a doping test — a sample which showed Cooper was pregnant, according to Eurohoops.net.

Cooper, 28, was interested in joining Bosnia as a naturalized player. Specifically, Cooper tested positive for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which is produced during pregnancy by the placenta. The urine allegedly belonged to Cooper’s girlfriend, according to RTV Slovenia....MORE