Han har desuden været centrum for stor spekulation om brug af [[anabolske steroider]], hvilket [[16. november]] [[2007]] kulminerede i en [[anholdelse]] for at have løjet for retten i forbindelse med en høring om dopingmisbrug. [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] ophævede i 2015 straffen på grund af manglende beviser.<ref name="Egelko 20150422">{{cite news |last=Egelko |first=Bob |url=http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Appeals-court-overturns-Barry-Bonds-6217365.php |title=Appeals court overturns Barry Bonds's obstruction conviction |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=22. april 2014 |access-date=23. april 2015 |archive-date=9. august 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809115415/https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Appeals-court-overturns-Barry-Bonds-6217365.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
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