O.J. Mayo would relish a return with the Milwaukee Bucks when he returns from his two-year suspension from the NBA.Mayo has less than a year remaining on his ban for violating the league's substance abuse policy. "I want to go back to what I left (in Milwaukee)" the 29-year-old Mayo told The Crossover. "I was real close with (coach) Jason Kidd. ... I had great relationships with Giannis (Antetokounmpo) and Khris Middleton. I felt like I let them down, cheated them for two years. They paid me $8 million to be, in my eyes, a subpar player. They invested millions of dollars for me to be on top of my (stuff), and when you're not on top of your (stuff), it shows. I'll be 30 next summer. If they just give me the chance, I can make it up. I owe them."Mayo told The Crossover that the drug that led to his discipline was not a hard drug, rather marijuana. He also admitted that he abused prescription pain medication.The 6-foot-5 Mayo averaged a career-low 7.8 points as well as 2.9 assists and 2.6 rebounds during his third and final season with the Bucks.Mayo was originally a No. 3 draft pick of Memphis, where he spent the first four seasons of his career. Mayo joined Dallas for one season before signing with Milwaukee.In his career, Mayo has averaged 13.8 points, 2.9 assists and 3.1 rebounds.

Free agent guard O.J. Mayo has been dismissed and disqualified from the NBA for violating the league's anti-drug program, the league announced Friday.Under the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program, Mayo is eligible to apply for reinstatement in two years.Mayo, 28, previously served a 10-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs in 2011.Mayo has played the last three seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. He played in 41 games last season, averaging 7.8 points and 2.9 assists. In March, Mayo fractured his ankle when he accidentally tripped heading down the stairs of his home, causing him to miss the rest of the season. Mayo was originally a No. 3 draft pick of Memphis, where he spent the first four seasons of his career. Mayo joined Dallas for one season before signing with Milwaukee.In his career, Mayo has averaged 13.8 points, 2.9 assists and 3.1 rebounds.The NBA, teams and the Players Association are prohibited from publicly disclosing information regarding the testing or treatment of any player under the Anti-Drug Program, other than to announce a player's suspension or dismissal from the league.

G O.J. Mayo will be sidelined the remainder of the season after breaking his right ankle on Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks announced. According to the Bucks, Mayo accidentally tripped heading down the stairs of his home on Thursday morning. In 41 games (24 starts) this season, Mayo averaged 7.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.17 steals in 26.6 minutes of work.

G O.J. Mayo was not with the team Wednesday due to a stomach virus but is expected to be back Saturday when the Bucks host New Orleans.

SG O.J. Mayo remained in the Bucks' starting lineup despite his recent scoring struggles. In nine games since returning from a hamstring injury, Mayo is averaging just 4.9 points on 36 percent shooting from the field.

SG O.J. Mayo took all of his shots from beyond the 3-point arc Wednesday, but made only one and finsihed with three pots in 33 minutes of work as Milwaukee fell to Indiana, 104-99. In his last four games, Mayo is averaging just 3.7 points on 33 percent shooting.

G O.J. Mayo started at point in place of Michael Carter-Williams, but the lineup switch didn't last long. Mayo missed a pair of 3-pointers and collected two fouls before going to the bench with 9:02 left in the opening quarter. He finished with no points in 18 minutes.Mayo was back after missing 11 games with a left hamstring injury.

SG O.J. Mayo returned Tuesday night. He hadn't played since injuring his left hamstring.

G O.J. Mayo began working out with the team on Friday but is still unable to play as he recovers from a sore hamstring.

G O.J. Mayo missed his seventh straight game on Thursday night with a sore left hamstring.

SG O.J. Mayo is still out with a sore left hamstring.

G O.J. Mayo (sore left hamstring) missed his third straight game. He sat out with the injury on Jan. 10, played two games and is now hurt again.

G O.J. Mayo (hamstring) and G Greivis Vasquez (ankle surgery) were out Saturday night.

SG O.J. Mayo sat out Friday night because of a sore left hamstring.

SG O.J. Mayo returned after sitting out Milwaukee's 100-88 loss at New York on Sunday with a sore left hamstring. He scored five points in 26 minutes Tuesday against Chicago.

G O.J. Mayo (sore left hamstring) did not play for the Bucks on Sunday at New York.

G O.J. Mayo put Milwaukee up six on a 3-pointer at the 3:55 mark of the fourth.

SG O.J. Mayo was fined $25,000 by the league Monday for his outburst Saturday in Milwaukee's victory at Minnesota.Mayo was ejected from the game in the first quarter after picking up two technical fouls, then charged after referee Eli Rose before finally leaving the court.

O.J. Mayo got the Bucks going Saturday night in a 95-85 win over the Timberwolves. The Bucks started the game 0 of 11 from the field, but when Mayo's fast-break layup attempt was blocked by Timberwolves C Karl-Anthony Towns with no foul called, Mayo let the officials know it. His frustration boiled over in the form of two technical fouls and Mayo needed to be escorted from the court by coaches and security.

G O.J. Mayo played well against his former team, scoring 13 points off the bench at Dallas on Monday.