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American sports fans have been conditioned to think of "pro basketball player" as a glamor profession, but at non-NBA levels it can be anything but. Those who ply their trade in the D-League, foreign leagues, and elsewhere must contend with regular periods of uncertainty related to their employment and city of residence, decidedly less-than-opulent living, and various disappointments related to their dreams of playing in the NBA. Orien Greene is one of those athletes. A second-round draft pick of the Boston Celtics in 2005, Greene has played 131 NBA games over stints with the Celtics (80 games), Indiana Pacers (41), Sacramento Kings (7), and New Jersey Nets (3). A quick glance at his Wikipedia page shows tours in places like New Zealand, Libya, and Reno, as well. He's a journeyman, someone willing to go all over the world in order to earn a decent paycheck playing basketball. Unfortunately, Greene has also become a victim of FIBA bureaucracy. As explained in an excellent piece by Henry Abbott for TrueHoop , Greene has been put in a position of professional uncertainty after failing a drug test in 2005 while a member of MyGuide Amsterdam in the Netherlands:
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