Celebrities React To Kiefer Ravena Positive Over Prohibited Substances

Here are the reactions of the celebrities after Kiefer Ravena was banned to play after failing FIBA drug test.

KEIFER RAVENA – The basketball player Kiefer Ravena was suspended to play following positive results over three prohibited substances and here are the various reactions of celebrities to it.

Kiefer Ravena is a player for the NLEX Road warriors, a PBA rookie, and a Gilas Pilipinas mainstay.

However, a stunning turn of events on his career surfaced after he failed the FIBA drug test and testing positive for three prohibited substances. Thus, having him the suspension to play games for 18 months.

He is ineligible to play from February 25, 2018, to August 24, 2019.

Kiefer Ravena

According to a previous report, he cannot the Philippines in any FIBA-sanctioned events like the SEA Games, Asian Games, Olympics or the FIBA Asia Championship and FIBA World Cup.

He is also banned to play in the PBA which made the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) decide to ask PBA to pull out Ravena from All-Star game last Sunday in Iloilo.

In a press conference, Ravena said that it was an “honest mistake” and that he takes full responsibility for taking the drink without knowing and analyzing the ingredients.

Kiefer Ravena

The substances are as follows: Higenamine, 1,3-Dimethylbutylamine, and 4-Methylhexan-2-amine.

“I’m a responsible man and I will face the consequences,” said Ravena.

He added, “This is the first time I drank this pre-workout drink.”

“There’s a big difference between a banned substance and an illegal substance. You don’t go to jail for taking a banned substance (under FIBA list),” said SBP executive director Sonny Barrios as clarification.

Thus, read some of the comments from the celebrities over this below:

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What can you say about this?

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1 thought on “Celebrities React To Kiefer Ravena Positive Over Prohibited Substances”

  1. If you are a professional athlete, you should know better! You may want to call it an “honest” mistake but it’s no excuse!

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