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Finnish basketball player accuses team doctor of lying after doping scandal and says he lost heavily

From Delfi Latvia · () Latvian

Translated from Latvian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Finnish national-team player Jacob Grandison says prescribed medication caused the amphetamine detected in his doping test during last year’s European Championship.
  • A French club released him after the positive test, and he remains without a team despite completing his suspension.
  • Grandison says Finland’s basketball association now also blames the national-team doctor, and he is considering legal action.

“The team did not protect me,” Finnish basketball player Jacob Grandison says after an amphetamine finding ended his time with a French club and left him without work.

Grandison said the banned substance entered his system through medication prescribed to him. The positive test came during last year’s European Championship, and he and the Finnish Basketball Association blame the national-team doctor for the error.

Although his suspension ended some time ago, Grandison remains without a club. He says the team doctor lied to protect himself while Grandison’s name became associated with a doping violation.

The episode has seriously damaged the player’s career and cost him a substantial amount of money. Grandison is considering taking the case to court.

The team did not protect me.

· Jacob GrandisonThe Finnish player was referring mainly to the national team’s medical staff and management after his doping case.
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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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