The high-flying, dunk machine, Miles Bridges plays as small forward for the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA. Bridges, who was born in Flint, Michigan, attended Michigan State University and played basketball for the Spartans. After two seasons in college, he declared for the NBA Draft in 2018 and was selected with the 12th overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers. He was, however, immediately traded to the Hornets on draft day.
Bridges is an athletic scorer who has explosive dunking abilities. He is one of the NBA’s modern highlight reels as his dunks and acrobatic layups are worth watching again and again. Bridges’ game is not just about showboating, he is equally capable of knocking down the long jumpers. Moreover, with a career free throw percentage of .809, he is an equally adept shooter from the charity stripe.
Unfortunately for him, Bridges has gotten on the wrong side of the law and that has cost him dearly. He missed out on the entire 2022-23 NBA season and is suspended for the first 10 games of the new 2023-24 season which has just gotten underway. Let us see the reason behind his suspension in a bit more detail.
Miles Bridges Suspension
The NBA decided to suspend Miles Bridges from the league after he was found guilty of domestic violence. As per reports, he had assaulted his girlfriend physically in front of his two children.
He was initially charged with multiple counts of counts of felony domestic violence and child abuse, but the names of the victims were not released. After the charges were filed, the NBA also conducted its own enquiry and spoke with domestic violence experts as well as the people involved and the witnesses.
How long is Miles Bridges suspended?
After the domestic violence case was filed for Miles Bridges and he was found guilty for the same, the NBA carried out its own investigation and placed a 30 game suspension on the Hornets forward.
On April 14, 2023, the NBA laid down the 30 game suspension for Bridges, but since he did not sign a contract in the 2022-23 season and missed all of the Hornets 82 games, the NBA decided to waive off 20 games from the suspension. As a result of which, Bridges is now serving out the remaining 10-game suspension before he is eligible to play once again for the 2023-24 NBA season.
The first game in which Miles Bridges could be seen on the floor for the Hornets will be when they take on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, November 17.
FAQs
A. Miles Bridges was born in Flint, Michigan, on March 21, 1998.
A. Miles Bridges attended Michigan State University and played for the Spartans basketball team.
A. Miles Bridges was drafted in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 12th overall pick.
A. Miles Bridges is 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) tall.
A. According to online sources, Miles Bridges’ net worth is estimated at around $12 million as of November 2023.
