The dominant "Big White Edge" who dominated the CBA was found guilty of doping violations.

"Where did Big White Edge go?"

During this year's CBA Finals, you must have had this question.

So did I.

But anyone with a bit of life experience would understand that something serious was going on.

This is not hindsight; Coach Lu Wei's explanation simply didn't hold up under scrutiny.

An ankle injury?

Have you ever seen an injured player completely disappear from sight? If you can't play, shouldn't you, as a member of the Shanghai team, be watching from the sidelines during such an important moment?

Whiteside didn't even show his face for the Sharks' championship moment...

But at that time, Lu Wei couldn't really say anything... He could only blame the reporter for asking the wrong question.

At the time, there was also a rumor that the player was demanding a higher salary.

That claim underestimates the financial power of the Jiushi Group...

Recently, the official news came.

The China Anti-Doping Agency published a violation notice:

Whiteside tested positive for two types of prohibited substances that clearly enhance athletic performance during the in-competition test after the first round of the CBA playoff quarterfinals, and he voluntarily waived his right to a B-sample retest, fully confirming the doping violation.

Some things we cannot guess or assert; guessing would be spreading rumors.

But seeing this news, I wasn't surprised.

His muscles were indeed too shocking...

We've been watching Big White Edge since his NBA days; the transformation of his physique...

It's just unbelievable.

Oxandrolone metabolite, a WADA-prohibited substance under class S1 anabolic androgenic steroids.

Oxandrolone is an oral potent anabolic steroid whose core effects include rapidly increasing muscle mass, strengthening interior confrontation power, and significantly shortening recovery time after high-intensity physical contact.

Clomiphene is used to counteract the endogenous testosterone suppression and side effects like gynecomastia caused by oxandrolone, maintaining normal male hormone secretion.

I'm no expert in this area, so to put it simply, Big White Edge used illegal substances in combination.

Next, let me answer three common questions from everyone:

1. Why did Whiteside still play in five crucial games that determined the playoff outcome after clearly receiving a positive notification?

It's about the process.

In the NBA, once a sample tests positive for a prohibited substance, regardless of whether the athlete requests a B-sample retest or a therapeutic use exemption, they are immediately suspended from competition.

They cannot play until the process is completed, preventing players from exploiting the procedural loophole.

Allowing Big White Edge to play was certainly unfair to direct competitors like Shandong and Beijing.

In other words, we need to improve the real-time control rules here.

2. Will Shanghai's championship be revoked?

No.

According to regulations, only when two or more players from the same club test positive for doping in a single season will the games they jointly participated in be forfeited.

Big White Edge's case is considered an individual act.

3. What penalties will the Basketball Association or the CBA impose?

In the 24-25 season, Gillon and Harrell tested positive for cannabis metabolites, both waived B-sample testing, and the uniform penalty was a three-month player suspension, the club paying 36,000 yuan in doping testing fees, and an internal warning for the team doctor.

The authorities have repeatedly emphasized azero-tolerance policy toward doping violations.

Given the public outcry this time, it is expected to be a heavy penalty.

But for Big White Edge, at his age, the worst that can happen is being blacklisted by the CBA...

His actions have caused irreversible damage to the credibility of the league and even Chinese basketball.

As ordinary fans, we must wonder: Where did the drugs come from? Who injected them?

Who knows...