Tarpley Settles Lawsuit With NBA and Mavericks

Roy Tarpley has settled a lawsuit where he claimed the league and the team violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to reinstate him after a ban for drug use.

If you don't remember Roy Tarpley, who was the 7th overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft was kicked out from the NBA for cocaine use in 1991. Then in 1994 after playing a few years in Europe, he was reinstated but then permanently banned from the NBA in December 1995 for using alcohol and violating the terms of a court-imposed personal aftercare program.

So after getting cleaned up, he tried to re-enter the NBA in 2003 but was denied, so he sued.

This country is fucked up. Roy Tarpley, you had several chances to play in the NBA and you kept screwing it up for yourself. This isn't a violation of the American Disability Act, you were not reinstated after becoming clean because you were permanently banned for being a complete dumbass who blew his second chance. Get over yourself, the only reason you most likely sued is because you blew all your money back in the late 80's and 90's on nose candy.