Huge Update On Miles Bridges Potential NBA Future With Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets had to deal with a lot this past offseason and perhaps the biggest news surrounded 2021-22 breakout star Miles Bridges, who was set to earn a massive, potential max contract from the Hornets.
Following a season in which he averaged career-highs in points (20.2), rebounds (7.0) and assists (3.8), Bridges was arrested for felony domestic violence after alleged physical altercation with a woman. The woman he alleged struck was his girlfriend in front of their two children.
Finally pleading no contest to his felony domestic violence charge on November 3 after having his case delayed multiple times, Bridges was sentenced to three years of probation, but no jail time, as part of a deal with prosecutors. His no-contest plea made meant that Bridges was accepting the punishment and the conviction without formally admitting guilt in the case.
According to a report from ESPN, Bridges is required to complete 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling and 52 weeks of parenting classes, serve 100 hours of community service and undergo weekly narcotics testing with marijuana allowed only if there is a valid doctor's prescription as part of his three-year probation.
In attendance for Michigan State’s latest home basketball game against Indiana on Monday, Miles Bridges spoke to The Associated Press, stating that he might be back with the Charlotte Hornets in March.
While no punishment has been handed out by the Hornets or NBA for his actions in the offseason, the league could very well hand down disciplinary action should he sign a new contract.
Earlier this month, Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak spoke in regards to rumors that the team could explore bringing Miles Bridges back, stating that the NBA is conducting their own investigation and he did not know when it would end.
“When it ends, we’ll have more information and we’ll go from there. I’ll leave it up to you to decide what kind of impact that had on our team this year,” Kupchak said briefly.
Currently 17-43 on the season, the Hornets have really struggled to find their footing. Bringing Bridges back could help them on the court, but the backlash this could create with the fan base and fans across the NBA could be quite vast.
Forgiveness is a tough word for humans to cope with, especially in situations like this one. Bridges made a mistake and seems to be doing what he can to right his wrongs, but no women should ever be put in harm's way or have a sense of fear in any workplace, something that could transpire should Bridges sign a contract with the Hornets or any other team in the league.
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