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"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0828_nba_drug_use_Article\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/08/28/0828-nba-drug-use-article-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lamar Odom&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; is not the only basketball player who was high on drugs during the season -- not by a long shot, TMZ has learned.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Multiple NBA-connected sources tell TMZ ... the big problem is that the league is only allowed to test players 4 times during a season.&amp;#160; Because testing is randomized, the last test can be administered as early as January, and the season lasts for months thereafter.&amp;#160; As one recently-retired NBA player put it, after the 4th test, \"It's like Christmas Day.&amp;#160; We can take whatever we want.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One NBA-connected source says pot is \"ubiquitous\" in the sport.&amp;#160; The source adds, however, that most athletes who indulge do so in moderation so it doesn't have a perceptible impact on their performance.&amp;#160; An NBA rep tells us ... weed is not only prevalent, it's hardly hidden -- he says the hotel rooms where the players stay, and even the halls, have the telltale smell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The players we've spoken with all agree ... pot is prevalent.&amp;#160; But some of the players say Lean -- Sprite and Codeine cough syrup -- has become a recreational drug of choice during the season.&amp;#160; One player said it was even used during the recent playoffs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One current and famous player tells TMZ, he estimates 30% of his fellow NBAers use hard drugs -- including Molly, Ecstasy, and Lean --&amp;#160; at some point during the season.&amp;#160; He says he's never been aware of anyone doing cocaine during the season.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another current and famous player tells us he estimates only 10% of NBA players use hard drugs, and no one uses cocaine during the season -- it's too risky.&amp;#160; He also says Lean is a drug of choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An NBA source agrees -- he estimates 10-15% of the players use hard drugs during the season.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One NBA insider believes the drug use problem has gotten better over the last 5 years because of social media.&amp;#160; He says players have been burned because pictures of them doing things they shouldn't be show up on Instagram and Facebook, and it's inhibited them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class=\"lightbox-link\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2013/08/28/athletes-sports-stars-busted-for-drugs/\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0828_sports_stars_drugs_footer\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/08/28/0828-sports-stars-drugs-footer-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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