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

[zimpy27]

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

Now this is a weird comment.

Both are bad dude. Sleeping with a minor is nothing to be proud of. Pedophiles are the most disgusting people on earth imo.

Pedophilia is when the victim is 12 or under.

This is a statutory case.

[D.Brasco]

Grooming and and that stuff is abhorrent. However, in this instance do we know he knew this girl was a minor? Did she present herself as being the same same age that he is?

Depending on the state the law may not care though.

[JustBuzzin]

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

Now this is a weird comment.

Both are bad dude. Sleeping with a minor is nothing to be proud of. Pedophiles are the most disgusting people on earth imo.

Pedophilia is when the victim is 12 or under.

This is a statutory case.

True but this is still a underage girl.

This is sick no matter how you put it.

[BleedGreen1989]

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

Now this is a weird comment.

Both are bad dude. Sleeping with a minor is nothing to be proud of. Pedophiles are the most disgusting people on earth imo.

Jesus. Pedophile? Relax.

Bridge’s violently assaulted his wife in front of their children and was convicted of felony domestic violence and given a 10-year restraining order against his (now) ex-wife.

[JustBuzzin]

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

Now this is a weird comment.

Both are bad dude. Sleeping with a minor is nothing to be proud of. Pedophiles are the most disgusting people on earth imo.

Jesus. Pedophile? Relax.

Bridge’s violently assaulted his wife in front of their children and was convicted of felony domestic violence and given a 10-year restraining order against his (now) ex-wife.

Once again why are people talking about Bridges in a topic about Giddey?

We have a Bridges thread people!

Stay on topic Bridges situation has nothing to do with Giddey.

[dkb964]

In CA? And reportedly she was 14. Add another user to the rape brigade list!

Another poster just said she is 18. You are trying to stir the pot.

That’s not a good argument for him, so don’t expect it to go that way. As another poster said, his best hope is to pay off the girl and then she denies that they had sex. That is doable. They can’t pretend she’s younger. Her age will be known and is a simple irrefutable fact unless you are an international NBA player apparently

The fact is that nobody knows how old she is, or how old Giddey thought she was, or how old she told Giddey she was. My guess is that Giddey who was 20 at the time likes them a bit younger and believed she was 16 years old aand that he was not commiting a crime. The more I think about it the mods really should lock this up until the facts come out. I will not commit further on this topic until then.

[Rainwater]

Now this is a weird comment.

Both are bad dude. Sleeping with a minor is nothing to be proud of. Pedophiles are the most disgusting people on earth imo.

Unless this girl was like 8 or something he would not be classified as a pedofile. They have certain terms for different age ranges.

Underage is underage.

Not but I think he is speaking about the legal definition.

[Tim Kempton]

Wouldn't this be considered a legal relationship between two consenting adults?

15?

I dont like setting a specific age to determine if a person is adult or not. Some become adult before that age, some become adult much after that age.

Relax, Jeffrey.

[Marvin Martian]

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.

You made it sound like Giddey is the minor and couldn't think. If she was so desperate for attention then maybe he shouldn't have a relationship with her especially if he knew she was a minor.

No. She is the minor and I am suggesting that she acts like one before she ends up making a terrible mistake.

Again, you can lock up Giddey for life, and it won't keep her safe from creeps if she continues to sell herself on social media and seek validation (if the videos circulating around is the same girl he slept with). Making spicy content, sleeping with a older man and then bragging about it is not a good look for a 16 year old girl

[zimpy27]

In California it is a misdemeanor offense if the youngster is less than three years your junior.

It can be charged as a felony or a misdemeanor if the person is more than 3 years younger than you. If you are over the age of 21 and the youngster is under the age of 16, you will be prosecuted with a felony and sentenced to state jail in California. In addition, depending on the age difference, you may face civil penalties of $2,000 if less than 2 years younger than the adult, $5,000 if the child is at least two years younger than the adult, and $10,000 if the child is at least three years younger than the adult. If the adult is over the age of 21, and the victim is under the age of 16 it could cost you $25,000

This appears to be the law in California.. so looks like Giddey is speculated to possibly be getting a $5k or $10k fine. And a misdemeanor offense at most..


This is unlikely to be a big deal. Australia has similar law to OKC, probably going to be easily explained as a mistake with an apology, some goodwill work and paying fines/charity.

[KembaWalker]

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.

You made it sound like Giddey is the minor and couldn't think. If she was so desperate for attention then maybe he shouldn't have a relationship with her especially if he knew she was a minor.

No. She is the minor and I am suggesting that she acts like one before she ends up making a terrible mistake.

Again, you can lock up Giddey for life, and it won't keep her safe from creeps if she continues to sell herself on social media and seek validation (if the videos circulating around is the same girl he slept with). Making spicy content, sleeping with a older man and then bragging about it is not a good look for a 16 year old girl

Kids aren't supposed to be smart, that's why it's our responsibility to protect them, not have sex with them

[JustBuzzin]

15?

I dont like setting a specific age to determine if a person is adult or not. Some become adult before that age, some become adult much after that age.

Relax, Jeffrey.

[eyeatoma]

Going to withhold judgment until all the facts come out (i.e. her age, what they did, what state it actually occurred in etc). The fact that Giddey was declining to comment is not a good look though.

If it turns out it is stat rape, this isn't Malone in the 80s/90s where things get swept under the rug. Giddey will get waived and presumably blackballed from the league.

It's a legal thing, his lawyers probably said don't say anything until the NBA says something.

[Jimmy Recard]

As an Aussie this is really disappointing and surprising, Giddey seemed like a smart kid just based on how he conducts himself. On the other hand he went to St Kevin’s high school so actually not that’s surprising, Melburnians will understand that last part

[zimpy27]

Now this is a weird comment.

Both are bad dude. Sleeping with a minor is nothing to be proud of. Pedophiles are the most disgusting people on earth imo.

Pedophilia is when the victim is 12 or under.

This is a statutory case.

True but this is still a underage girl.

This is sick no matter how you put it.

It's not technically sick as it doesn't meet any type of illness disorder and it's actually normal in majority of the world.

Age of consent is actually probably 15 on average globally.

This is more a technical law for fines. The only way this becomes a big deal is if the age gap was more than 3 years and/or the NBA get upset by the optics.

I guarantee that everyone here has a parent or grandparent that has broken this Californian law in their lifetime

[Sixers in 4]

It is amazing how comfortable people are speculating when they have almost no information.

Lets wait and see what the details are from the NBA.

[bwgood77]

I really can't believe how many people take some random anonymous twitter account's word as proof of her age and all this. Scary world.

[magee]

If they had sex, at any point in time, when she was 15 and he was in the NBA (since he'd be at least 19-20 years old), it's statutory rape. Pretty black and white on that one. That's the issue at hand.

There is a bit of precedence with this situation. I won't name names, but there was a long-time NBA scout who engaged with a minor and never disclosed it with teams when they hired him. Once word got out, he essentially got black balled from the NBA.

[zimpy27]

As an Aussie this is really disappointing and surprising, Giddey seemed like a smart kid just based on how he conducts himself. On the other hand he went to St Kevin’s high school so actually not that’s surprising, Melburnians will understand that last part

Eww St Kevin's..

Lock him up

[JustBuzzin]

Pedophilia is when the victim is 12 or under.

This is a statutory case.

True but this is still a underage girl.

This is sick no matter how you put it.

It's not technically sick as it doesn't meet any type of illness disorder and it's actually normal in majority of the world.

Age of consent is actually probably 15 on average globally.

This is more a technical law for fines. The only way this becomes a big deal is if the age gap was more than 3 years and/or the NBA get upset by the optics.

I guarantee that everyone here has a parent or grandparent that has broken this Californian law in their lifetime

So you think this situation is fine?