By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Turkish Basketball Federation announced that it imposed a one-year suspension to Gabonese center Stephan Lasme due to his failure to pass two doping control tests during the Turkish 2016 playoffs.
Stephan Lasme was found positive in the banned substance “Carboxy-THC” during a doping control test after the fourth semifinal match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce for the Turkish Basketball Super League and post the third quarterfinal match against Pinar Karsiyaka.
Here is a part of the related announcement:
“Lasme said he took that substance (Carboxy-THC) at his daughter’s birthday. He didn’t intend increase his performance. He didn’t want to open his sample B. He said that few days passed between two incidents so it could be take as one incident. Federation consulted a Drug Control Center and then it was found that he took that Carboxy-THC substance twice. The Federation informed the player after his first failure (Pinar Karsiyaka match), as it could be seen also from documents. But after his second failure (Fenerbahce match) he got one year suspension plus 50k Turkish liras fine. His suspension period started on 13.06.2016.”