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Mavericks F Devin Ebanks suspended 2 games following DUI

By Brad Rowland

Apr 15, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown (right) congratulates guard Devin Ebanks (3) during the game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Staples Center. The Lakers defeated the Mavericks 112-108 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown (right) congratulates guard Devin Ebanks (3) during the game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Staples Center. The Lakers defeated the Mavericks 112-108 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 15, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown (right) congratulates guard Devin Ebanks (3) during the game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Staples Center. The Lakers defeated the Mavericks 112-108 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown (right) congratulates guard Devin Ebanks (3) during the game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Staples Center. The Lakers defeated the Mavericks 112-108 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports /

Mavericks forward Devin Ebanks may not even make the opening night roster for Dallas, but if he does, he won’t be available for the first two games of the season.

Ebanks’ arrest for DUI actually happened nearly 12 months ago (when he was a member of the Lakers), but the case finally made it to a judge, and Ebanks reportedly pled guilty, according to multiple outlets. It’s important to note that the suspension was issued by the league itself, and that it would apply to both the Mavericks and any other club that Ebanks were to suit up for, no matter when that takes place.

Frankly, it’s pretty unlikely that the 23-year-old forward will make the Dallas roster, simply because the team already has 15 players under guaranteed contracts. In order to bring him on for the regular season, Dallas would have to cut, and subsequently pay, a different player, and that seems unlikely for whatever marginal upgrade the former West Virginia forward would bring.

That said, Ebanks has shown the propensity to be an explosive player at times, and at 6-foot-9 with super athleticism, he’s likely to latch on somewhere in the not-so-distant future. At that time, however, he’ll be absent from the first two games for his new employer.

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