When you hear the rambling of a medication’s plethora of side effects on drug commercials, you never hear them say, “May cause your star center to be suspended 25 NBA games.” Unfortunately for the Phoenix Suns, this was the major side effect of the diuretic Deandre Ayton consumed.
At the time of the announcement, Adrian Wojnarowski reported the NBPA would likely expedite an appeal process for Ayton. On top of that, Deandre himself alluded to arbitration that would shorten his suspension.
A few days after the news broke, Bleacher Report stated it was likely Ayton’s case would be heard within a week, and Suns fans everywhere held their collective breath that the news might not end up being as bad as everyone thought.