Miles Bridges Arrested: Felony Domestic Violence, Wife Speaks Pg.85

[dmutombo321]

As the apparent victim, Bridges' wife was certainly well within her rights to share all of these pics and video testimony from her kids on her social media.

It was an impulsive and terrible idea on her part though as it further diminished Bridges' already damaged market value to the tune of tens of millions of dollars (a % of which would have otherwise been directed to both she and her kids in the form of child support, alimony moving forward).

The smarter move would have been to remain radio silent yesterday after the police responded and she received medical attention and issue a vague statement saying it was a family issue that was being handled privately. Then discreetly leave him just the same and keep all the pics and video pocketed for the divorce or civil proceedings.

There still would have been a remote chance some team would have taken a flier on dangling a low ball offer sheet in the teens. No chance of that happening now. In fact, with her cooperating with the police, he might even be looking at jail time.



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Miles put her in the **** hospital, the money is not important. He's a danger to her and did right to speak up as quickly as she did after the incident.

Calling the police on him and going to the hospital was the right move. Leaving him, taking the kids with you and getting a restraining order is the right move.

Posting pictures of yourself bruised up on social media just 24 hours later along with a video of your toddler son delivering his account of the assault to law enforcement does nothing to better your situation.

Airing his dirty laundry and reprehensible act publicly was her perogative but waiting to do so until after he still may have been able to have potentially been able to ink a discounted deal somewhere, thus securing herself untold millions in additional alimony and child support, would have been the smarter move.

Regardless, I hope she is walking away from him for good. Physically assaulting a woman who you have a foot and 100 lbs on is unforgivable.

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[theBigLip]

I’m surprised at some of these comments. Not that everyone agrees this was a horrible thing and tragic to his wife and kids. But thinking he is playing anytime soon?

He is going to jail. He is not going to play a single game next year. I hope he gets sober and learns from this, and more importantly his wife and kids can recover.

Which comments? I think most fans here are rightfully disgusted by Miles and think he deserves jail time.

I didn’t read the entire thread, but comments about a 50 game suspension, etc. And I didn’t see anyone say jail, but maybe I didn’t go back far enough. Tragic situation. And I know it pales in comparison to what her and the kids endured, but sorry for your Hornets.

[MPM]

I’m surprised at some of these comments. Not that everyone agrees this was a horrible thing and tragic to his wife and kids. But thinking he is playing anytime soon?

He is going to jail. He is not going to play a single game next year. I hope he gets sober and learns from this, and more importantly his wife and kids can recover.

Which comments? I think most fans here are rightfully disgusted by Miles and think he deserves jail time.

I didn’t read the entire thread, but comments about a 50 game suspension, etc. And I didn’t see anyone say jail, but maybe I didn’t go back far enough. Tragic situation. And I know it pales in comparison to what her and the kids endured, but sorry for your Hornets.

Got it - yeah, I edited my response to reflect that earlier in the thread most voiced that Miles should be a goner and many, including myself, think he should see jail time. Definitely sounds like a pattern of abusive behavior, and with Miles being 'all about that life' the last year or so, I imagine it was only getting worse. And, thx, I can only hope this is the end of what's been a brutal off season for the Hornets, but - hey - we are the Hornets so maybe these are the good times.

[Bassman]

The damage this potentially does to this franchise is immeasurable right now. LaMelo and Miles are very close. Remember, Miles was picked to surprise Melo with his ROY award. Sadly it is likely Miles was also a bad influence on LaMelo. Notice how Ball now speaks like a contorted rapper when he is interviewed. He didn’t do that crap to that extent when he came here. Granted he has his own questionable posse to be concerned about, along with other Hornets players who have given evidence of bad habits.

Indeed LaMelo didn’t need much to want to go to a glamor market. This may push him right over the edge. He seems more like a LA homie anyway.

Stupid move to trade away the 13th pick. We said it then, and it’s a HUGE bungle now.

[Liver_Pooty]

I’m surprised at some of these comments. Not that everyone agrees this was a horrible thing and tragic to his wife and kids. But thinking he is playing anytime soon?

He is going to jail. He is not going to play a single game next year. I hope he gets sober and learns from this, and more importantly his wife and kids can recover.

Which comments? I think most fans here are rightfully disgusted by Miles and think he deserves jail time.

I didn’t read the entire thread, but comments about a 50 game suspension, etc. And I didn’t see anyone say jail, but maybe I didn’t go back far enough. Tragic situation. And I know it pales in comparison to what her and the kids endured, but sorry for your Hornets.

He deserves jail time, but I just dont see him getting it. Unfortunately.

[W_HAMILTON]

Read on Twitter

This was tweeted over a week ago. The team definitely wasn't clueless with regards to Miles' issues.

This upsets me, because if the team knew, why didn't they do more to help improve the situation? I know there's probably only so much that can be done, but for a franchise that a player is basically beholden to for generational wealth, you're telling me they couldn't have put more pressure on Bridges to course correct and live a better life? He had shown positive signs -- he was seemingly a good teammate and well liked, he showed commitment to improve his game, etc. -- so I didn't view him as some malcontent that was inevitably going to find his way into trouble.

I just don't know how this could all happen, and to find out that the team knew about it all and didn't do everything in their power to change things, it's like another kick in the stomach. Just from years of watching Bridges, it didn't seem like he was destined for this sort of horrible end, and I would think the team would have been in a position to fix these problems -- and I think Bridges was in a position where he could have been redeemed -- had the team put more effort into doing so. Or maybe they did and we just didn't hear about it, but I feel that is them sort of enabling the situation in a way, by keeping this other side of Bridges secret and then having it come out in such surprising and disastrous ways over these last few months.

[BigSlam]

I’m surprised at some of these comments. Not that everyone agrees this was a horrible thing and tragic to his wife and kids. But thinking he is playing anytime soon?

He is going to jail. He is not going to play a single game next year. I hope he gets sober and learns from this, and more importantly his wife and kids can recover.

Which comments? I think most fans here are rightfully disgusted by Miles and think he deserves jail time.

I didn’t read the entire thread, but comments about a 50 game suspension, etc. And I didn’t see anyone say jail, but maybe I didn’t go back far enough. Tragic situation. And I know it pales in comparison to what her and the kids endured, but sorry for your Hornets.

Maybe you should ready the whole thread then first?

And no one knows what the outcome will be after it's run its course. So to state as a point of fact "he is going to jail. He is not going to play a single game next year" is only opinion based, not fact.

[W_HAMILTON]

Calling the police on him and going to the hospital was the right move. Leaving him, taking the kids with you and getting a restraining order is the right move.

Posting pictures of yourself bruised up on social media just 24 hours later along with a video of your toddler son delivering his account of the assault to law enforcement does nothing to better your situation.

Airing his dirty laundry and reprehensible act publicly was her perogative but waiting to do so until after he still may have been able to have potentially been able to ink a discounted deal somewhere, thus securing herself untold millions in additional alimony and child support, would have been the smarter move.

Regardless, I hope she is walking away from him for good. Physically assaulting a woman who you have a foot and 100 lbs on is unforgivable.

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Once news broke of Bridges turning himself in on charges of felonious assault, the ship sailed on pretty much anyone giving him a huge contract. They would have either investigated the matter themselves and surely uncovered at least the police report, if not the rest of the evidence that was posted to social media, even if it had been kept private instead of being shared publicly. If, by small chance, a team wasn't able to gather details in sufficient time, they certainly wouldn't throw a huge, guaranteed contract at him with this situation lingering out there.

[theBigLip]

Which comments? I think most fans here are rightfully disgusted by Miles and think he deserves jail time.

I didn’t read the entire thread, but comments about a 50 game suspension, etc. And I didn’t see anyone say jail, but maybe I didn’t go back far enough. Tragic situation. And I know it pales in comparison to what her and the kids endured, but sorry for your Hornets.

Maybe you should ready the whole thread then first?

And no one knows what the outcome will be after it's run its course. So to state as a point of fact "he is going to jail. He is not going to play a single game next year" is only opinion based, not fact.

Sorry, I’m not reading 90 pages. And everyone on here is expressing their “opinion”.

For a case of spousal abuse, under the CA Penal Code § 273.5, the penalties can include punishment in state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years, or in country jail for not more than one year, as well as a fine as high as $6,000, or both.

A person who has a prior conviction for this offense within the past 7 years will have further years of imprisonment (longer term) and fines as high as $10,000.

For a case of child abuse, the penalties imposed will vary, as this offense can be filed as either a misdemeanor or a felony.

A misdemeanor will mean up to 1 year in county jail, but a felony conviction has the potential of 2 – 6 years in state prison, and longer sentences for those who have a prior conviction on record.

[dmutombo321]

[quote="Liver_Pooty]
He deserves jail time, but I just dont see him getting it. Unfortunately.[/quote]

When this news first broke yesterday with reports suggesting his victim was some anonymous woman, I felt pretty certain he would weasel out of any jail time by way of a pay off to the victim.

Given the position his wife has taken so far, it appears far less likely he avoids jail now unless she does an about face for some reason. His fate is effectively in her hands, as it should be after what he has done.



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[HornetJail]

Read on Twitter

This was tweeted over a week ago. The team definitely wasn't clueless with regards to Miles' issues.

This upsets me, because if the team knew, why didn't they do more to help improve the situation? I know there's probably only so much that can be done, but for a franchise that a player is basically beholden to for generational wealth, you're telling me they couldn't have put more pressure on Bridges to course correct and live a better life? He had shown positive signs -- he was seemingly a good teammate and well liked, he showed commitment to improve his game, etc. -- so I didn't view him as some malcontent that was inevitably going to find his way into trouble.

I just don't know how this could all happen, and to find out that the team knew about it all and didn't do everything in their power to change things, it's like another kick in the stomach. Just from years of watching Bridges, it didn't seem like he was destined for this sort of horrible end, and I would think the team would have been in a position to fix these problems -- and I think Bridges was in a position where he could have been redeemed -- had the team put more effort into doing so. Or maybe they did and we just didn't hear about it, but I feel that is them sort of enabling the situation in a way, by keeping this other side of Bridges secret and then having it come out in such surprising and disastrous ways over these last few months.

i think it's kind of a leap to say they "knew" something of this extent was happening. "Off court issues" are likely just the purple drank, maybe minor stuff that got handled internally involving him or his friends. We don't know anything about what's going on behind the scenes. The team could've been trying to help him figure it out, but there's only so much you can do, at the end of the day this is Miles being a dirt bag and has nothing to do with the organization.

This incident happened on 6/28 according to hospital report on his wife's instagram post. It's not something they could've known about before this.

[Rich4114]

I don’t think any of us are in position to say what’s going to happen, nor are the Hornets. Typically it goes in this order:

Legal system resolution
NBA resolution
Team resolution

They’re going to wait, as they should and make a non-emotional business decision in the best interest of the franchise. It likely means no more Miles Bridges, but that’s not something we can definitely say one way or another until the entire thing is figured out. Again - looking like based on the info we have seen so far, he’s screwed and so are we. But in pro sports, these people have a way of finding themselves back where they were if they take the right steps.

If I’m Miles, I’m figuring out how much i can publicly and privately apologize. Offer to setup a foundation for domestic violence and offer to serve in the community against dv after serving whatever consequences the legal system and NBA put down on him. He could get his life back in a year or two and use it to do good.

In terms of what it means for the team we all care about? The last vision we will ironically have of him in a Hornets uniform is throwing his mouthpiece at a little girl. Fml

[dmutombo321]

Calling the police on him and going to the hospital was the right move. Leaving him, taking the kids with you and getting a restraining order is the right move.

Posting pictures of yourself bruised up on social media just 24 hours later along with a video of your toddler son delivering his account of the assault to law enforcement does nothing to better your situation.

Airing his dirty laundry and reprehensible act publicly was her perogative but waiting to do so until after he still may have been able to have potentially been able to ink a discounted deal somewhere, thus securing herself untold millions in additional alimony and child support, would have been the smarter move.

Regardless, I hope she is walking away from him for good. Physically assaulting a woman who you have a foot and 100 lbs on is unforgivable.

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Once news broke of Bridges turning himself in on charges of felonious assault, the ship sailed on pretty much anyone giving him a huge contract. They would have either investigated the matter themselves and surely uncovered at least the police report, if not the rest of the evidence that was posted to social media, even if it had been kept private instead of being shared publicly. If, by small chance, a team wasn't able to gather details in sufficient time, they certainly wouldn't throw a huge, guaranteed contract at him with this situation lingering out there.

I agree it's definitely unlikely. But had hypothetically none of the pix been publicized and she instead released a vague statement saying there was a domestic matter, please respect our privacy, it's possible some team may still have offered him a deeply discounted contract with protective out-clauses. She may have (and may still will) later decided before July 20th to drop the charges and handle it privately. From a market value and PR standpoint however, there's no walking this back now as release of those pix was the nail in his coffin.

Even in a worst case scenario for him where she holds him to account and he spends a year or two in prison, as long as he stays in shape, I doubt we'll have seen the last of him in the NBA.... But there's no Brinks truck backing up anymore, as IT liked to say





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[W_HAMILTON]

i think it's kind of a leap to say they "knew" something of this extent was happening. "Off court issues" are likely just the purple drank, maybe minor stuff that got handled internally involving him or his friends. We don't know anything about what's going on behind the scenes. The team could've been trying to help him figure it out, but there's only so much you can do, at the end of the day this is Miles being a dirt bag and has nothing to do with the organization.

This incident happened on 6/28 according to hospital report on his wife's instagram post. It's not something they could've known about before this.

I'm not necessarily saying they knew about his domestic violence issues, but if people on social media could suss out the negative stuff Bridges was otherwise up to off-the-court, the organization most certainly should have known about it -- and then some. It's neglectful if they didn't. Helping to develop and shape these young players involves more than just on-the-court play -- it involves taking at least a certain amount of care and effort into who they are off-the-court as well, since off-the-court issues can quickly impact on-the-court matters to the point where even the team is negatively impacted (as it certainly is here).

I don't have much faith that the team will release any details of what they know about Bridges's off-the-court issues and what, if anything, they did to help him with them. I suppose such details may be released in an official league investigation into the matter, but I don't expect this organization to just come out and be forthright with everyone on the subject given their past history. And we don't seem to have great beat reporters anymore -- have we ever? -- that could give a detailed report on what was happening behind-the-scenes when it comes to this issue. So, I suppose we can only speculate for now, and given some of this organization's issues through the years, I'm not necessarily going to jump to give them the benefit of the doubt here. There is very much a feeling -- at least that I have -- that this team has a not-as-engaged-as-they-should-be approach to a lot of things basketball-related, and that seems to start at the top with Jordan.

[BigSlam]

I don’t think any of us are in position to say what’s going to happen, nor are the Hornets.

This.

All these posts stating what is or is not going to happen as a statement of fact drive me nuts. We are just fans. Fans who sit on our couches and watch a sport. We have no idea the history, the ins, the outs, the details or what the outcome will be.

“I THINK he should go to jail”.
“I don’t THINK” he should be allowed to play in the NBA” again”.
“I WONDER if there has been a history of abuse”

is very, very different to:

“He IS going to jail”.
“He WONT be allowed to play in the NBA” again”.
“There has been a history of abuse”

And for those stating he is suffering from mental health illness - seriously? When did you get your phd and have the opportunity to work with Bridges to come to that assessment?

Because he has been implicated in a heinous act it’s assumed as a statement of fact that he suffers from mental health illness?

As someone who’s partner works for the Canadian Mental Health Association (and has done for the past 14 years in an outreach role that works with members of our community who suffer from severe mental illness) I personally find it highly offensive that this is the angle some of you are pushing as a default.

This news is shocking enough without having to read some of the “wannabe, think they are experts” in this thread.

I’m done with this thread until there is something factual to discuss.

[SWedd523]

Great, this thread has already gone full circle to virtue signaling, gaslighting, and I-stayed-at-a-Holiday-Inn-Express-Last-Night-ism.

[Roll Tide 09]

Honesty, f*ck his value to the team because his wife’s life is worth more than anything he could have brought to this team.

Last year, I predicted he would average 24-8-4 and now, I want him out. This team is too much of a small market for the team to hold onto him.

We have options, our players aren’t bad…Thor will develop. LaMelo might consider asking for a trade if we cannot find a solid sidekick for him, but it doesn’t matter. It’s time to move on.

Miles Bridges might have single-handedly fumbled the biggest bag in NBA history and cost this team its near future success.


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[MPM]

Not a lot of new ground, but interesting perspective from a CBA standpoint:

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2022/7/1/23191222/miles-bridges-arrest-domestic-violence-free-agency-news-updates

"The 2017 collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and NBAPA gives tremendous leniency to players in the case of an arrest. Teams are not allowed to punish players for arrests".

Yep - cuckoo world.

[fatlever]

Not a lot of new ground, but interesting perspective from a CBA standpoint:

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2022/7/1/23191222/miles-bridges-arrest-domestic-violence-free-agency-news-updates

"The 2017 collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and NBAPA gives tremendous leniency to players in the case of an arrest. Teams are not allowed to punish players for arrests".

Yep - cuckoo world.

so, hornets cant suspend him on their own, only the league can... all of which requires miles to be a hornet again.
but we certainly can rescind the QO, if we choose

[Liver_Pooty]

I think Adam Silver is going to make an example of him. I remember Jaxson Hayes being charged with domestic violence, battery against police officer, and something else. Does anyone recall how many games he was suspended?