Izan Almansa, Australian perth Wildcats eaves, received a sanction of a month after giving positive by cannabis. He fulfilled it of April 7 until May 6but it has been known now. And it is not the best time: Next week the NBA draft and the young Spanish player of 20 years are celebrated, he has his name there.
According to the report issued by Sport Integrity Australia, Almansa underwent an anti -doping control on December 1 of last year. The exhibition was analyzed in the Australian Laboratory of Sports Drug Tests and threw An adverse result when tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) metabolite is detectedincluded in the World Anti -Doping Code and classified as a substance of abuse in the list of prohibitions 2024.
Izan Almansa collects from Pau Gasol the MVP trophy of the U17 World Cup in 2022.
The sanction was even greaterbut the national anti -doping policy of Australia establishes that It can be reduced to a single month if the player fully completes a substance abuse treatment program. As Almansa fulfilled that requirement, it was reduced.
In search of the NBA
The 2.08 meter Murcia eave has played this season at the Perth Wildcats and has had averages of 6.8 points and 3.9 rebounds. In his attempt to arrive at the NBA he decided to explore the Australian route, as before he did for example Alex Sarrnumber two of the last draft. Before, Almansa had formed in the Real Madrid quarryenrolled in the Overtime Elite American and played in the experiment Ignite in the G-League.
Izan Almansa, in a training of the Spanish team.
The promising Spanish player has an extensive collective and individual altarvice in training categories: MVP of the U-19 World Cup in 2023, MVP of the U-17 World Cup in 2022 and MVP of the European U-18 of 2023.
