After Osaka Evessa star Lynn Washington's Tuesday arrest for his alleged involvement in smuggling a package (1 kg to 1.5 kg, various published reports stated) of marijuana into Japan in November, the bj-league reacted by announcing league-wide drug testing of players will be conducted by Friday.
Further policy details were to emerge on Thursday during a meeting with representatives of all 19 teams, followed by a news conference in Tokyo.
"We're deeply disappointed with this case and express our apology to the partner companies, all involved in basketball and the boosters all over Japan who love basketball from the bottom of their hearts," commissioner Toshimitsu Kawachi said in statement issued by the league.