The Milwaukee Bucks have been dealt a big blow in their push for the NBA championship following news that Bobby Portis has been suspended 25 games for violating the league’s banned substance policy.

Currently fifth in the Eastern Conference standings, the Bucks are right in the mix for a top spot thanks in part to Portis’ contributions as a rotation player.

His play this season has made him a potential candidate for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year, having finished as a finalist the past two seasons.

However news of Portis’ suspension will dent those hopes, as well as the hopes of the Bucks, and it appears it was all the result of some confusion over similarly sounding medications.

“Bobby unintentionally took a pain medication called Tramadol, thinking he was taking a pain medication called Toradol. Toradol is an approved pain medication that he has used previously and that teams and players use for pain and inflammation at times,” Portis’ agent Mark Bartelstein told Shams Charania.

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