In recent news, Michael Phelps admitted to smoking weed out of a bong at a University of South Carolina party in November last year. Most athletes caught doing drugs don’t make it so easy on their investors. Phelps has lost his Kellogg’s endorsement, and other sponsors are threatening to follow suit. USA Swimming suspended Phelps from competitive swimming for three months. “The World Anti-Doping Agency does not treat marijuana like performance-enhancing drugs and only punishes an athlete if he or she tests positive during competition,” according to Michael Shannon. There has been a lot of talk about Phelps and he will still keep the eight gold medals from last summer’s Beijing Olympics.
I feel kinda bad for Phelps! He is a 23 year-old man trying to have a good time at a college party and no one could give him his privacy. Someone had the nerve to sell the picture to a British tabloid. At the same time, Phelps is viewed as a role model for younger teens and shouldn’t encourage smoking weed. He was not training or competing during this time, he was just at a college party trying to have a good time. I think America should just forgive Phelps and accept his apology. Phelps is a fantastic athlete that should continue to swim with his extraordinary talent!
I know right! Cut a guy some slack!!
The media will not allow the kid to live a normal young adult life. Plus the picture seems to be clear that Pleps is giving his lungs a work out in the off season.