Mavericks forward Josh Howard has openly admitted on Dallas' ESPN Radio affiliate to using marijuana during the offseason, Marc Stein of ESPN is reporting.

While he did say that he would not use the drug during the regular season, even if players were not tested, he did describe to "The Michael Irvin Show" on ESPN Radio 103.3 FM on Friday afternoon of "smoking weed in the offseason sometimes" as his "personal choice and personal opinion."

"I don't think that's stopping me from doing my job," Howard told Irvin.

"I think that everybody in the media world and in the sports world knows that NBA players do smoke marijuana."