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fuck

woj got klutched?

Spoke to a league source who confirmed that the @Hornets are NOT engaged in contract talks with Miles Bridges, despite a December 23rd report to the contrary.

The belief is that those reports originated from Bridges' agency, @KlutchSports. @theobserver was first to report.

— Kyle Bailey (@KyleBaileyClub) January 3, 2023

weird

yeah i don't really believe this counterreport

i’m sure that’s true but i bet it’s also true that the hornets are trying to cover their asses

seems like a leak it and see what public perception is first type of thing

it got dropped on christmas eve right? lol.

bryn forbes a scumbag. and of course most every report mentions his girlfriend is a pornstar

Bryn Forbes allegedly gave his ex-porn star girlfriend Elsa Jean two black eyes, per @DailyMail

“Her entire body is bruised up and she has two black eyes…The 29-year-old father of two allegedly felt threatened by Jean's success after her Only Fans account took off” pic.twitter.com/irVjaWkEvc

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) February 17, 2023

jesus

eat shit forever bryn forbes

what a piece of shit

he got dumped to clear cap room in the D'lo trade, likely played his last NBA thankfully

was going to say it’s probably not super difficult to make an onlyfans account with better prospects than bryn forbes’ nba career

what a pos good riddance

https://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/warriors/warriors-never-spoke-to-anthony-lamb-rape-accuser-lawyer/article_a45bafb4-b9ed-11ed-8ab3-c30b688c9ac9.html

this seems very weak

The NBA is suspending Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges for 30 games – with 20 games considered already served, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. So Bridges will serve 10-game suspension for start of 2023-24 season.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 14, 2023

NBA suspends Miles Bridges pic.twitter.com/3bmqerfGRY

— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) April 14, 2023

so the hornets are gonna give him a huge contract this summer

Hollinger:

Basketball-wise, Miller might be the safest player on the board after Wembanyama. NBA teams will delve deeply into what transpired off-the-court at Alabama this past season, but as of now, teams don’t seem overly concerned.

...
His footwork is so good on the catch that he can easily be weaponized as a pick-and-pop threat,

https://theathletic.com/4520965/2023/05/16/nba-draft-2023-hollinger-top-20-prospects/

nothing to worry about there nope not a thing

i just feel like the truth of that whole story is hidden, plausible deniability is still in effect of course but i just don't know

there’s actually been very extensive reporting on it. i would recommend reading this

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35777040/how-former-alabama-basketball-player-friend-ended-charged-death-jamea-harris

there is a major point of contention over who shot first — the victim’s boyfriend or the guy who was friends w/ darius miles, the bama player who was indicted and who texted miller asking him to bring his (miles’) gun, which was then used in the killing

i personally can’t get to the point of saying that miller shouldn’t be drafted or play in the NBA because of this. you can say that if someone asks you to bring them a gun you should say no under any circumstance but not every 20 year old makes perfect decisions. it was not made explicit to him that xyz person was going to be shot, as opposed to, i may need this for my own protection. maybe you just call this plausible deniability but those are the facts of the case. and again you can say that you should flat out say no to such a request, but i do think it’s important to understand that miller was two degrees away from the shooter, who, if he did shoot first, appears to not have made his intentions known to anyone before firing

you can also argue teams should be wary of him bcuz of this but that’s a different thing morally speaking. and idk how true that really is anyway. nobody knew that ja was gonna be riding around with guns 24/7, for instance. maybe this incident actually makes miller less likely to get caught up in stupid gun stuff moving forward. or maybe it doesn’t. but i don’t think anyone can definitively say

if i were a gm i would absolutely just move on to the next guy on the list based on just the facts of the case we know now, he could be a perfectly fine prospective nba citizen who just got caught up in some shit but its prob not worth the risk to find out, the thing that really put it over the top for me tho was when he did that lil handcuff dance before the next game, that was fucked someone was killed with a weapon you hand delivered

also he could still get caught up case

in the case

he should def be thanking his lucky stars twice per day that he didn't get charged w/ anything, but honestly imo murder charges based on being an accessory exist so that states can put as many black people in jail for life as humanly possible. like i don't think miles should get away scot free but charging him w/ murder bcuz his friend decided to shoot someone doesn't feel right either

my feelings on this did change after reading that story a couple of months ago, but I also get the feeling that there is more to the story that has been shall we say not divulged to the public

it's always bothered me that floyd mayweather is treated like royalty at NBA games & the same for this doofus despite several credible rape allegations... and now he's alleged to have raped someone in the heat's arena. really pitiful & sadly predictable stuff & everyone will pretend they had no role in this incident, which is completely backwards

TMZ reports that McGregor has been accused of raping a woman in men's bathroom shortly after Game 4 at Kaseya Center last Friday night. McGregor has denied allegation, per TMZ. https://t.co/oTpxNd1yiB

— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) June 15, 2023

fuck this shithead

and good point on mayweather, too, like the whole telecast practice of finding celebs in the crowd thing is whatever, but they dont actually need to bring him up at all!

Rose is even dumber than I thought he was

#Bulls Derrick Rose goes in detail about his rape allegations:

“She owed me $20k-$30k after the court case” pic.twitter.com/gWFGfrRpZE

— Die-Hard Chicago Bulls Fans (@DieHardCBfans) July 28, 2023

i cannot stand him and the little cult of inspiration bros around him

oh god the Math Hoffa podcast

https://abc7ny.com/kevin-porter-arrest-nyc-millennium-hotel/13767932/

cw. more details in here
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/houston-rockets-guard-kevin-porter-jr-attacked-girlfriend-at-midtown-hotel-sources/4668298/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_NYBrand

he was already on that weird contract because he was a hothead. you have to assume they will release him…

likely

What a piece of shit. Hopefully the fact that his victim used to be in the WNBA forces the league to finally start taking these things seriously but after the shameful way they handled the Bridges situation I'm not holding my breath.

wtf at this primo shit

Did I read only 4 games?

i have no idea why this came out now, it does not seem like he's on track to play in the nba anytime soon

apparently hes singing a two way deal with the clippers

ugh no thanks

i really wish they would write some 'lifetime ban' rules into the next cba, the fact that he and bridges are coming back is shameful

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/arrest-warrant-issued-again-hornets-forward-miles-bridges/3OISIMWT3RCDVBPZGROEPRCTAM/

A criminal summons has also been issued for Bridges, which came out Wednesday. Once again, because it has not been served, it’s not public record, so we have not been able to get a copy of it.

The corresponding police report indicated that the victim’s windshield was smashed in and that her protective order was violated by Bridges’ appearance. The incident happened at her residence.

The victim in question is Bridges’ longtime girlfriend. The pair has several children and is in the middle of a custody battle.

This guy needs to be out of the league.

throw the hornets out of the league while we're at it

whadda guy

Manhattan prosecutors have dropped one of the assault charges against Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr., acknowledging Monday during Porter's hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court that he did not fracture his girlfriend's neck vertebra during an alleged attack at a New York City hotel last month.

According to the New York Post, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Mirah Curzer cited "insufficient evidence" as the reason for dropping the charge of second-degree assault, telling Judge Jay Weiner on Monday, "What initially appeared to be a fractured vertebrae was not in fact an injury caused by the defendant."

it was all just a misunderstanding

This trade does a version of the opposite. It commodifies domestic violence in the parlance of NBA contracts. Horrible behavior becomes salary cap maneuvering. Agreeing to pay the remainder of Porter’s contract is worth a vaguely intriguing prospect and two second-round picks. Porter might as well have torn his Achilles tendon for the purposes of this trade. Same upshot, more or less. Both teams took the reality of the situation and used it to pursue their basketball-specific goals. They lined up their assets and made what they thought was a mutually beneficial trade.

Again: morally repugnant. Houston was reportedly shopping Porter around the league, attaching picks to Porter to make a potential trade more appetizing to other teams. The likelihood is if the Thunder had not made the trade, another team would have stepped in to make a similar deal work. The Rockets were clear that Porter was not going to play for them again after the incident. Viewing this through a basketball-first lens, they salvaged the contract they gave Porter the best way they could.