Shams: NBA is looking into allegations of Josh Giddey having inappropriate relationship with a minor

[AleksandarN]

I wonder if the same energy will be kept on here as guys like Karl Malone or miles Bridges

Probably not

Oh it will. For me anyways

[MrBigShot]

Withholding judgement until all the facts come out but this isn't a good look. Difficult to prove this sort of thing in criminal court but we'll see. Bridges almost murdered his wife in front of their son and he's back like nothing happened, but giddey is also a significantly worse player so he could just end up blackballed.

If if it ends up that he knew this girl was like 15 or 16 and dated her, he shouldn't play in the nba again.

[Optms]

.....Besides Utah.

In a similar line of logic, Oklahoma and Utah are probably the only states who's fan bases might look past this thing

I’m a Jazz fan who regularly advocates for tearing down the Karl Malone statue because he’s a sexual predator. Still waiting on a Laker fan to similarly take a stand against the admitted rapist Kobe Bryant.

He never raped anyone though. All evidence points to the woman trying to exort money. She belong to the streets on all accounts, in other words, she wasn't no saint.

No matter how many times you call him that, doesn't make it fact. Can't say the same for the rapist Karl Malone. Keep trying though.

[JustBuzzin]

Withholding judgement until all the facts come out but this isn't a good look. Difficult to prove this sort of thing in criminal court but we'll see. Bridges almost murdered his wife in front of their son and he's back like nothing happened, but giddey is also a significantly worse player so he could just end up blackballed.

If if it ends up that he knew this girl was like 15 or 16 and dated her, he shouldn't play in the nba again.

Why are you mentioning Bridges?

Bridges has his own thread.

Keep the focus on Giddey. Stop comparing his situation to Bridges. 2 totally different crimes yet they both are equally bad.

[itsxtray]

Is it really true that in California that you can be one day short of 18 and someone can be one day older than 18, and you can't be intimate?

Yep, just looked it up. Some states have "Romeo & Juliet" laws allowing some leeway if the ages are close but California isn't one of them. So if this wen't to court and he was tried in CA he'd be guilty if the accusations are true.

[azcatz11]

Everyone talkin bout age of consent and if he crossed state lines for sex and all this, but even if they were "dating" it doesn't mean they were having sex.

I have some magic beans I'd like to sell you.

And even if they were, that would be very difficult to prove unless she becomes a cooperating witness.

She posted about having sex with him.

I wasn't aware of any posts but either way, people post crazy stuff all the time.
Unless she admits it under oath or in a deposition, his high-dollar defense lawyers will tear a case built on social media posts to shreds.
Sorry if this is too cynical for some, but I mean, c'mon, how many times do you guys have to see this stuff play out right before your eyes before people accept that our "justice" system is totally corrupted by money and there's nothing close to equal justice in America?
Miles Bridges got PROBATION for sending his baby momma to the hospital and there was photographic evidence
Poor people go to prison for not paying parket tickets. It's a joke bro.

The only thing I have seen thus far is the twitter 'pics' and the text saying she had intercourse with Giddey....which appears to be an entirely different girl.

People are literally insane to believe random stuff on Twitter @ face value. That's all we have at this point. Could this be extortion? Who knows. It's currently in the realm of possibility.

SM is extremely dangerous

[makubesu]

Pretty pathetic by then a to leak this to Shams. It probably takes a PI 24 hours to figure out her age. This is a weak PR move.

Anyways, I’m sure Twitter will crack this case open, just like the time Reddit caught the Boston Bomber /s

If she really was 15 and was in a club when they met, it means she had a fake ID. The law should go hard at whoever made that fake ID, and probably the club too who are trained to spot fakes. Hit them with a trafficking charge.

[axeman23]

This is pure guesswork, but supposedly she is either 16 or 17. Not that I'm an expert, far from it as I'm not even from the States, just going of rumors about the expected age for the class she is from. Again, per internet "detectives, everything should be taken with a big grain of salt.

In most of Europe, a 20-year-old dude (he only just turned 21 so its safe to say he met her while still 20) dating a 16 or 17-year-old girl would not be news. The same goes for Australia most likely. The age of consent in Oklahoma is 16 as well. A bit weird, yes. Calling him a criminal like some did is a big reach though.

The rumor online is 15. If she was older this wouldn't be an issue.

I've seen the rumor being 16 or 17 because she is a junior.

I saw something on a previous thread about someone taking a screenshot of 1 of her accounts where she had celebrated her 18th birthday a few weeks ago. But who knows? Just need to wait for more facts to come out, I guess...

[MrBigShot]

Withholding judgement until all the facts come out but this isn't a good look. Difficult to prove this sort of thing in criminal court but we'll see. Bridges almost murdered his wife in front of their son and he's back like nothing happened, but giddey is also a significantly worse player so he could just end up blackballed.

If if it ends up that he knew this girl was like 15 or 16 and dated her, he shouldn't play in the nba again.

Why are you mentioning Bridges?

Bridges has his own thread.

Keep the focus on Giddey. Stop comparing his situation to Bridges. 2 totally different crimes yet they both are equally bad.

Any off the court situation in the last 2 yrs is relevant because the way the NBA handles those situations creates a precedent for how they may handle future situations.

Take the backseat moderating elsewhere chief.

[Xatticus]

What moral code was violated that was confirmed with a tweet that was subsequently deleted? I don't think Giddey is above reproach just because he plays for my team. However I'm actually fine with being patient and finding out the facts before I decide that he's done something wrong. I realize that is an unpopular stance in today's world. It's easier to hang the person and have the trial later.

If Giddey broke the law, he should face the full consequences. If he he did something that is morally wrong but not legally wrong, I'd prefer the organization move on from him. If he did nothing wrong, I hope he fights to clear his name and the people that drug it through the mud are punished. All of the aforemoentioned are possibilites. I'd rather wait for the truth to come out than be the Shams of the genreal board and be the first person to have a hot take tweet or post on the GB.

This is the general board you shouldn’t expect people to wait for facts before posting baseless speculation based off of unsourced Twitter threads claiming things.

If he did something wrong he should be punished. But no one here knows the truth right now.

Can anyone anyone please think of an example incident where something bad came out about an active NBA player like this and the whole thing turned out to be fabricated or the guy ended up with an innocent verdict? It might restore the GM board’s collective hope and faith in humanity.

Anthony Mason.

[enigmatics]

My brother in christ, you can have any woman in the world and you choose a 15 year old (if that rumor is true)

That's why it's even more egregious and makes him even more of a creep/predator.

Btw, that girl is the very reason I'm scared to bring a daughter into this world. Social media has fried their brains into thot soup even at that age.

[Marvin Martian]

Sucks for Giddey. He was already the odd man out in OKC, if the NBA decides to punish him severely, I think OKC wouldn't hesitate to trade him.

NBA players need to be more careful about who they are messing around with. The spotlight will always be around them.

Sucks for Giddey? More like sucks for the teenager involved.

How? Have you seen her content on tiktok? Hint: It's NSFW.

This is a girl who is out of control and desparate for attention, now that she hit puberty and "filled out". She needs to be reigned in by her parents. Because at this rate, she will find another older dude to sleep with before the year is over. So locking up Giddey isn't solving the problem.

[dkb964]

He did not have a relationship with a minor. She was of legal consenting age if he was 20 and she was 16. You have guys like Josh Primo and Miles Bridges in the league. It is a bad look and makes him look like a bit of a creep. This will be blown over shortly though and like I mentioned above he has not commited a crime.

The age of consent in California where it allegedly happened is 18, not 16

That changes things quite a bit then obviously. I thought the age of consent was 16 in the USA/Canada/Australia. I take it that different States must have different ages of consent then. I am from Canada and it is 16 here and I believe 16 in Australia as well. I am not even defending his actions either. When I was young and a college kid was dating a high school kid it was looked down apon and they were labled a didler. I was under the impression that he had not done anything illeagal though, It looks like I may have been wrong there.

[NO-KG-AI]

Withholding judgement until all the facts come out but this isn't a good look. Difficult to prove this sort of thing in criminal court but we'll see. Bridges almost murdered his wife in front of their son and he's back like nothing happened, but giddey is also a significantly worse player so he could just end up blackballed.

If if it ends up that he knew this girl was like 15 or 16 and dated her, he shouldn't play in the nba again.

Why are you mentioning Bridges?

Bridges has his own thread.

Keep the focus on Giddey. Stop comparing his situation to Bridges. 2 totally different crimes yet they both are equally bad.

Any off the court situation in the last 2 yrs is relevant because the way the NBA handles those situations creates a precedent for how they may handle future situations.

Take the backseat moderating elsewhere chief.

He’s a burner account here to troll lol. But my fave was how he said “thanksgiving is a time for family, the players should be home with family” but then he roots for Bridges

[JustBuzzin]

Withholding judgement until all the facts come out but this isn't a good look. Difficult to prove this sort of thing in criminal court but we'll see. Bridges almost murdered his wife in front of their son and he's back like nothing happened, but giddey is also a significantly worse player so he could just end up blackballed.

If if it ends up that he knew this girl was like 15 or 16 and dated her, he shouldn't play in the nba again.

Why are you mentioning Bridges?

Bridges has his own thread.

Keep the focus on Giddey. Stop comparing his situation to Bridges. 2 totally different crimes yet they both are equally bad.

Any off the court situation in the last 2 yrs is relevant because the way the NBA handles those situations creates a precedent for how they may handle future situations.

Take the backseat moderating elsewhere chief.

Not moderating just found it weird you're discussing Bridges situation which is totally different then the Giddey situation.

We have a Bridges thread btw. No need to derail the topic.

[SkyHook]

In a similar line of logic, Oklahoma and Utah are probably the only states who's fan bases might look past this thing

I’m a Jazz fan who regularly advocates for tearing down the Karl Malone statue because he’s a sexual predator. Still waiting on a Laker fan to similarly take a stand against the admitted rapist Kobe Bryant.

He never raped anyone though. All evidence points to the woman trying to exort money. She belong to the streets on all accounts, in other words, she wasn't no saint.

No matter how many times you call him that, doesn't make it fact. Can't say the same for the rapist Karl Malone. Keep trying though.

“First, I want to apologize directly to the young woman involved in this incident. I want to apologize to her for my behavior that night and for the consequences she has suffered in the past year. Although this year has been incredibly difficult for me personally, I can only imagine the pain she has had to endure. I also want to apologize to her parents and family members, and to my family and friends and supporters, and to the citizens of Eagle, Colorado.

I also want to make it clear that I do not question the motives of this young woman. No money has been paid to this woman. She has agreed that this statement will not be used against me in the civil case. Although I truly believe this encounter between us was consensual, I recognize now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did. After months of reviewing discovery, listening to her attorney, and even her testimony in person, I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter.”

[AussieCeltic]

The rumor online is 15. If she was older this wouldn't be an issue.

I've seen the rumor being 16 or 17 because she is a junior.

I saw something on a previous thread about someone taking a screenshot of 1 of her accounts where she had celebrated her 18th birthday a few weeks ago. But who knows? Just need to wait for more facts to come out, I guess...

Yeh I saw that the girl in question just turned 18.

So she was 17 last year when he was 19 turning 20.

If she was 15 then that’s a huge no no, but if it’s a 2-3 year gap when she’s 17, I don’t see any issue.

I wish NBA players were smarter though. No need to be dating a 17 year old when you can go any get anyone you want.

[MoneyTalks41890]

Sucks for Giddey. He was already the odd man out in OKC, if the NBA decides to punish him severely, I think OKC wouldn't hesitate to trade him.

NBA players need to be more careful about who they are messing around with. The spotlight will always be around them.

Sucks for Giddey? More like sucks for the teenager involved.

How? Have you seen her content on tiktok? Hint: It's NSFW.

This is a girl who is out of control and desparate for attention, now that she hit puberty and "filled out". She needs to be reigned in by her parents. Because at this rate, she will find another older dude to sleep with before the year is over. So locking up Giddey isn't solving the problem.

This is gross and a big part of my problem with all the speculation. People have identified random minor girls and are harassing them based off of a resemblance to images and claims by faceless Twitter users. And then you say stuff like this when it might not even be the same girl. These are real people, minors, whose lives are getting upended by anons on the internet.

[BleedGreen1989]

Withholding judgement until all the facts come out but this isn't a good look. Difficult to prove this sort of thing in criminal court but we'll see. Bridges almost murdered his wife in front of their son and he's back like nothing happened, but giddey is also a significantly worse player so he could just end up blackballed.

If if it ends up that he knew this girl was like 15 or 16 and dated her, he shouldn't play in the nba again.

Why are you mentioning Bridges?

Bridges has his own thread.

Keep the focus on Giddey. Stop comparing his situation to Bridges. 2 totally different crimes yet they both are equally bad.

Seriously? It’s absurd to compare this to Bridges situation IMO

[dkb964]

I've seen the rumor being 16 or 17 because she is a junior.

I saw something on a previous thread about someone taking a screenshot of 1 of her accounts where she had celebrated her 18th birthday a few weeks ago. But who knows? Just need to wait for more facts to come out, I guess...

Yeh I saw that the girl in question just turned 18.

So she was 17 last year when he was 19 turning 20.

If she was 15 then that’s a huge no no, but if it’s a 2-3 year gap when she’s 17, I don’t see any issue.

I wish NBA players were smarter though. No need to be dating a 17 year old when you can go any get anyone you want.

People are acting like Giddey is 35 years old or something here. Kids will be stupid kids and if it is a 2-3 gap people need to get a life and leave the kid alone.