NBA forward cops 15-game drug ban

Oklahoma City will be without key forward Mitch McGary for the opening 15 games of the NBA season due to a drug ban.

Oklahoma City Thunder's Mitch McGary

Oklahoma City will lose Mitch McGary for the opening 15 games of the NBA season due to a drug ban. (AAP)

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Mitch McGary has had his suspension for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy increased by 10 games, meaning he will now miss the first 15 games of the 2016-17 season.

The latest violation is for non-compliance of the league's drug policy, according to Yahoo! Sports.

McGary was originally suspended for five games in July.

The 24-year-old has played in just 52 games for the Thunder since being a first-round draft pick (21st overall) in 2014.

McGary played just 72 minutes for the Thunder last season and averaged 1.3 points per game.

He left the team late in the season for what the Thunder termed "personal reasons".

McGary also failed a drug test in college at Michigan. The penalty required him to sit out an entire season but he instead declared for the NBA draft.


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