While most of the questions addressed to NBA commissioner David Stern pertained to the Kings move to the Seattle, but he did address HGH and new testing.
David Stern when asked about blood testing and possible biological passport:
"Well, I would say that we have a comprehensive drug testing program that has a long list, probably a hundred or so, I'm not even sure the number of drugs prohibited, including HGH, subject to an agreement of the validity of an appropiate testing protocol. And we expect that to happen, we really do, before the start of next season."
"With respect to the biological passport, I think the blood test is the precursor to the biological passport. And that's a subject for discussion with the Players Association."
"We have six unannounced tests a year. Two of those are authorized out of season. And we have an independent group of experts that adds drugs to the list of prescribed drugs. And we test in a way that the samples get sent to an approved lab and we're there."
He went on to point out that the NBA was the first league to adopt a anti-drug program in 1983.
"Players have been front and center with us on this one. They want to be and be perceived as playing in a drug-free sport."
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