How to Know When a Pro Athlete Needs to be Drug Tested

The warning signs are there when you look for them—red flags revealing that certain pro athletes may be using illegal mind-altering or performance-enhancing drugs. Here are just a few examples of what to watch out for.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. The starting center fielder misses the team flight, so flies from Chicago to New York on his own. Without a plane.
2. A press conference is called by a star wide receiver—to announce he’s holding a press conference.
3. The infielder who’s never hit more than five home runs in a season suddenly smacks 37 round-trippers. In April.
4. Time outs continue to be called by the starting point guard of your team—so he can track down the jumbo pretzel vendor in the stands.
5. A starting linebacker has a bag of white powder discovered in their carry-on luggage at the airport—and insists that “it’s just anthrax!”
6. Your team’s nose-tackle shows up at the team Halloween party as the incredible Hulk. Without needing a costume.
7. The star of the team steals the ball, breaks away from the other team and does a reverse dunk. During a baseball game!

Tips & Warnings

• Players exhibiting such behavior should be quickly drug-tested and, when necessary, taken in for some kind of treatment. Unless they’re playing really, really well!