Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. was suspended 25 games for violating anti-drug program by testing positive for Tramadol.

The NBA has suspended Bucks forward Bobby Portis for 25 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy, a ban that sidelines the 2021 champion for the majority of the remainder of the season.

Portis cannot play again until April 8 — the 79th game of Milwaukee’s 82-game regular-season schedule — at the earliest.

The agent for Bobby Portis is calling the Milwaukee Bucks forward's use of Tramadol, the drug that has led to his suspension, "an honest mistake." Portis has been suspended for the Bucks' next 25 ...

Portis will miss 25 of the Bucks' remaining 29 regular-season games before being eligible to return just before the playoffs.

"I was dealing with an elbow injury and using an NBA-approved medication for pain and inflammation," Portis said in a statement. "During that time, I made an honest mistake and took a pain ...