Miles Bridges was forced to turn himself in on Friday after a warrant for his arrest was issued. The development is another twist in the ongoing legal troubles for the Charlotte Hornets forward.
Bridges missed the entire 2022-23 NBA season following domestic assault allegations made against him by his ex-girlfriend last June. The 25-year-old forward has since pleaded “no contest” to avoid jail time and has been gearing up to play this coming season.
However, Bridges’ NBA future has been shrouded in doubt once again. Bridges allegedly violated a protection order that arose from the original domestic violence case from last year. The incident happened in January but was not previously served.
Bridges also has an unserved criminal summons over an incident on Oct. 6. The summons alleges another violation of the protection order along with misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal property.
Details stemming from those incidents have now come to light. According to WSOC reporter Joe Bruno, the accusations against Bridges include “continually” contacting his ex-girlfriend through phone and social media.
The October incident reportedly occurred during a custody exchange. Bridges allegedly threw pool balls at his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle, damaging her windshield. Their children were inside the vehicle during the altercation. Bridges also allegedly issued verbal threats against the victim.
Both the Hornets and the league have stated that they are “looking into the situation” and are in the process of gathering more information.
Bridges has played in four NBA seasons since entering the league in 2018. He averaged 13.4 points and 5.6 rebounds across 291 games played for the Hornets in that span. Bridges was expected to receive a max or near-max contract before the allegations came to light.
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