Dept. of Self-denial

So.

During the first night of the NBA rookie-transition program, reportedly there was enough marijuana smoke in former Kansas star Darrell Arthur's room — where Arthur and another former Jayhawk, Mario Chalmers, were entertaining young ladies — that the room's smoke detector went off.

Leading to NBA Commissioner David Stern going off, and booting the two out of the four-day seminar, which, yes, they'll have to come back and complete next year.

But Kansas coach Bill Self is not about to question the behavior of two players who helped him win his first national championship.

"We really don't know all the facts yet, and I certainly would never comment publicly on any personal matter concerning any player I have ever coached," Self said. "Beyond that, I can say that both Mario and Darrell were great to coach. They played a huge role in our success the past few years, in large part due to their unselfishness and the sacrifices they made for our program."

Which means what, exactly? They never smoked on game days?

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