10-game suspension for Pistons' Hunter

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, March, 2007

Detroit Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter was suspended 10 games without pay by the NBA after testing positive for phentermine, a banned substance primarily used for weight loss.

"I'm as shocked as anyone," Hunter said after arriving at the Palace yesterday. "It was a diet pill - we've all taken stuff and nothing ever happens."

Hunter said the pill was prescribed for his wife, Ivy.

"We do that at our house - if I've got a head cold, I might grab one of her pills," he said. "It was just a bonehead mistake on my part."

Phentermine is listed as a steroid or performance-enhancing drug under the league's Anti-Drug program and brings an automatic 10-game penalty for a first positive test.

Hunter, who is 36 and in his 13th NBA season, began his...