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Andrew Bogut has accused the AFL of a 'cover up' and claims he has been offered drugs by its stars following explosive allegations about cocaine use in the game.
Footy has been mired in a drug scandal after it was claimed players have been told to fake injuries in order to circumvent testing after taking cocaine.
The explosive allegation has seen World Anti-Doping Agency founding president Dick Pound liken the league's supposed practices to those used by the cheating East German athletes in the 1970s.
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon was far from impressed with that comparison, but former NBA star Bogut has piled in on the beleaguered sport, jokingly calling for the creation of a cocaine 'cover up' round.
'The AFL continues to tell people about how they should live their lives but they should clean up their own league before they start preaching on social issues,' the former Golden State Warriors star said.
Andrew Bogut has claimed that he was offered drugs by AFL players
The AFL is in the midst of huge drug allegations that have rocked the sport
'It's quite obvious what's happened – the AFL knew they had a problem with guys using drugs, so let's just have them pull out with a sore hammy and dodge the testing that way.
'Anyone with half a brain can see why they've done it. They've obviously tried to move the chess pieces around to
