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Report: Thunder forward Mitch McGary receives second suspension

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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The NBA has suspended Oklahoma City Thunder forward Mitch McGary for an additional 10 games without pay for non-compliance of the NBA's drug policy, The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

The new ban is in addition to the five games he received in July for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA drug policy.

According to the report, the new ban is not believed to be for another positive drug test, but a failure to live up to guidelines set forth in the drug program,

McGary released a statement in July when he was originally suspended, saying he "clearly made a mistake", while apologizing to "the organization, my teammates, and our fans.”

McGary, 24, was the 21st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.

He played in 20 games for Oklahoma City last season averaging 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds in 3.6 minutes.

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