2023-07-19 13:36:00
After a year without playing following his arrest for domestic violence, Miles Bridges will return to the courts next season, he who signed a qualifying offer with the Hornets in early July. A return that obviously does not please everyone, but Bridges wants to prove that he deserved this “second chance”.
Received a three-year probation as well as a 30-game suspension from the NBA (ten of which will be served at the start of the 2023-24 season) for the domestic violence case in which he was involved , Miles Bridges found himself Tuesday, for the first time in a long time, in the press conference room at the Hornets. His first words? Excuses.
“First of all, I want to apologize to everyone – but especially my family – for the pain and shame I may have caused.
I used this year away from the pitch to go to therapy, with the aim of becoming the best person possible. Someone my family and everyone here can be proud of.”
Miles Bridges knows it, he has a lot to be forgiven for. He also knows that the opportunity he has in front of him to try to redeem himself is not given to everyone. As a reminder, Bridges signed a qualifying offer this summer in the amount of $ 7.9 million, the Hornets agreeing to bring him back for the 2023-24 season despite this domestic violence case which shocked many through the photos. circulating on the Internet.
“I want to thank the Hornets and the NBA for giving me a second chance. A lot of people don’t get a second chance, and I want to use that to prove to everyone that I’m the same kid you drafted five years ago.”
– Miles Bridges
Five years ago, the Hornets picked up Miles Bridges via the 12th draft pick. He arrived in the NBA as a mad dunker, but gradually built his game to become an All-Star caliber player during the 2021-22 campaign. That season, Bridges averaged more than 20 points, with 7 rebounds and 4 assists, enough to put him in an excellent position to land an XXL contract extension with Charlotte in the summer of 2022. Exactly when Miles Bridges found himself in this dirty case of domestic violence. Result: no contract, a passage before the judge, a suspension from the NBA, and a season away from the field.
Miles Bridges’ opening statement: pic.twitter.com/9NcnYBhyKT
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) July 18, 2023
Miles Bridges will now want to take advantage of the coming year to regain the confidence of his teammates and rebuild his reputation, while returning to the level he was in 2021-22. That’s a lot of boxes to tick but the 25-year-old winger has no choice if he wants to have a real future in the NBA.
As a reminder, Bridges will be a non-restricted free agent in a year.
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Text source: Miles Bridges press conference
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