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The Sports Stars Who Love to Light Up - In honor of 4/20, BET.com takes a look at a bunch of sports stars who have been linked to the herbal essences through the years. Some, like Cleveland Browns' Josh Gordon, just can't let it go. Here are all the sports stars who love to light up.(Photos from left: Scott Cunningham/Getty Images, Robert B. Stanton/NFLPhotoLibrary, Brad Barket/Getty Images)

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 Matt Barnes  - Not only has Matt Barnes turned his love of weed into a second career, the former NBA forward and all around cannabis expert admited that he smoked weed before every NBA game. Now, that's love. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

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Josh Gordon - Josh Gordon basically smoked his way out the NFL. The former Cleveland Browns and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver has been suspended five times by the NFL for testing positive for weed. He has since been banned from playing indefinitely and can only be reinstated if Commisoner Roger Goodell sanctions his return. (Photo: Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

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Ricky Williams - Former NFL running back Ricky Williams violated the NFL's substance-abuse policy four times before he retired. Now, he's the proud owner and operator of a line of cannabis-based products called "Real Wellness by Ricky Williams" that also features unique samplings of herbal extracts like lavender and turmeric.(Photo: Robert B. Stanton/NFLPhotoLibrary)

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - According to RollingStone.com, basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  was once caught trying to bring cannabis from Toronto back the U.S. in 1998. When asked about legalization, however, Abdul-Jabbar has remained rather mum ever since. 

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Randy Moss - In 2005, Randy Moss, one of the best wide receivers ever, admitted that he had smoked weed ever since entering the league in 1998. That's keeping it more than 100.(Photo: NFL via Getty Images)

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Michael Beasley - The sticky-icky has been associated with Michael Beasley since he made his debut in the NBA. Actually...before. The talented swingman was caught up in a smoking session during the NBA's 2008 Rookie Transition Program and followed that up with three more weed-related incidents. Now, a free-agent Beasley was last suspended in 2019 for five games for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy.  (Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

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Phil Jackson - Phil Jackson's weed use dates back to his playing days. How do you think he became the philosophical Zen Master? (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images for The New Yorker Festival)

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Marshawn Lynch - The Seattle Seahawks running back has had three strains of weed named after him — Beast Mode OG, Beast Mode 2.0 and Beast Mode Blue Fire. Last year, during the Raiders' final home game, Lynch was seen lighting up in in the stadium before kickoff. When asked in an interview later if the video of these events were true, Lynch responded in the affirmative.  (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Stephon Marbury - The former NBA star told TMZ back in 2009: "I smoke marijuana. Yep, you saw me. I'm not under contract. I smoke weed occasionally. I'm not driving. I'm following the rules." As he said, he wasn't signed to an NBA team during the realer-than-real admission.(Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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Allen Iverson - "The Answer" isn't a stranger to the sticky. He was arrested during the summer of 1997 for concealing a weapon and weed possession.(Photo: Harry How/Getty Images)

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Jason Williams - White Chocolate rang up several drug violations while playing college ball at Florida. Some of his habits trickled over into the NBA, as he was suspended for the first five games of the 2000-01 season for testing positive for weed. (Photo: Otto Greule Jr. /Allsport)

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Bill Walton - Bill Walton has been pretty vocal in the past about sports' teams marijuana policies today. Need we say more?(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Tim Lincecum - The Major League Baseball pitcher was charged with weed possession back in 2009. It didn't slow up his fastball any. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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