NBA Bucks bench player Potis was reported to have been banned for 25 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy on the 21st, which will greatly reduce the team's strength.

Portis was banned for 25 games for violating the league's drug ban rules

According to ESPN, Potis tested positive for tramadol, a drug used to treat severe pain in adults, which was banned by the alliance just this year.

Botis' agent, Butterstein, said that Portis's positive drug test was an accident, and Butterstein pointed out that Potis was unintentionally using tramadol for treatment, because his previous drug was ketorolac (also used to treat moderate to severe pain), ketorolac is a legal drug, he has used it in the past, and teams and players sometimes use ketorolac to relieve pain and inflammation.

The tramadol that Potis took was obtained from his assistant, who had a legal prescription for the drug, but he mistook it for ketorolac and told Potis that it was ketorolac, which Potis also used to deal with the soreness in his elbow. This error is due to the fact that two medicines have similar names (Tramadol, Toradol) and both deal with similar symptoms. Batstein said Mr. Botis would not appeal.

For the Bucks, Portis' suspension is undoubtedly a huge blow, they currently have a 29-24 record and are fifth in the East, just one game behind the fourth-place Pacers and sixth-place Pistons, but they will now lose the league's top bench player, and the team currently has only one vacancy to fill.

Portis, who will lose $2.85 million due to suspension, is expected to return as soon as April 8 against the Timberwolves, when there are only four games left in the regular season. Portis is averaging 13.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game this season, ranking sixth in points and second in rebounds among players off the bench, finishing in the top three in the Sixth Man of the Year poll for the past two seasons and second in total points scored over the past three years.