Well let’s see, Lance Armstrong was first accused (at least in the main stream) of using PED’s in 2004. USADA didn’t investigate until 2011, didn’t come to the conclusion he used PED’s until 2012.
Marion Jones used prior to the 2000 Olympics, rumors really started a few years later. She didn’t plead guilty until 2007.
Baseball players started using steroids in the late 80’s. The whispers were getting louder and louder in the 90’s, Mark McGwire was using andro in ’98, BALCO case started in 2003, Canseco released a book in 2005, House had some big league stars testify in 2005, and yet the Mitchell report didn’t start until 2006 and wasn’t released until 2007.
At this rate, LeBron won’t be indicted until sometime after 2020 at the earliest. There's usually a 7-8 year waiting period after the rumors start
