The sanction is impressive but could quickly soften. The NBA imposed a 30-game suspension on Miles Bridges on Friday, following a 2022 domestic violence case involving the mother of his children. However, the American “Big League” explained in a press release that the sentence would be reduced to 10 games if the 25-year-old winger signed with a new team.
The former Charlotte Hornets player missed the entire 2022-23 season due to the incident, leading the NBA to consider he had somehow already served a 20-game suspension. The facts of which he is accused would have taken place in Los Angeles, at the end of June 2022. Bridges pleaded not guilty last November.
Before pronouncing the sanction, the NBA had conducted its own investigation and had spoken to numerous witnesses. The league has also consulted domestic violence experts for advice. “The 30-match suspension is based on all the facts and circumstances of this case and takes into account (the player’s) behavior and his outcome, as well as the outcome of the criminal case, among other factors,” he said. said the American organization.
Bridges came to the league in 2018, after being drafted 12th by the Los Angeles Clippers, who shipped him directly to North Carolina.