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Miles Bridges had all three criminal counts against him dropped Tuesday afternoon, according to a document filed in the Mecklenburg County (North Carolina) court. The state of North Carolina dropped its cases against the Charlotte Hornets forward due to “lack of sufficient evidence” against him, ESPN reported. Prosecutors were pursuing three charges against Bridges: domestic violence protective order violation, misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal property. Neither the Hornets nor the… Source link

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Miles Bridges. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Warning: The following article contains graphic allegations of domestic violence. Miles Bridges faces multiple felony counts of domestic violence and child abuse stemming from an alleged attack that took place in June in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office announced the charges against the Charlotte Hornets restricted free agent on Tuesday. Bridges faces one felony count of injuring a child’s parent and two felony… Source link

LaMelo Ball has a strong aversion to the No. 2. So it’s odd that the Charlotte Hornets All-Star wore the number on his jersey for the first two seasons of his NBA career. He won’t moving forward. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports that Ball has been granted approval to switch to No. 1 starting next season. Why the switch? Let Ball explain. Here he is during his season-ending news conference in April: “I ain’t supposed to wear 2 ever again in my life,” Ball told reporters. “I promise you. If… Source link

Miles Bridges was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to the Charlotte Observer. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department website confirms that Bridges was arrested on a felony charge and released later in the day on $130,000 bond. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department also confirmed the arrest to the Charlotte Observer, though did not release information… Source link

The Charlotte Hornets‘ coaching search isn’t over after all. Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson reportedly changed his mind and will not become the next head coach of the Hornets, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Atkinson will instead continue to serve as an assistant coach with the Warriors. It’s unclear what changed between Atkinson and the Hornets. In mid-June, it was reported the Hornets agreed in principle to hire Atkinson. He would reportedly receive a four-year deal… Source link

Charlotte Hornets forward Montrezl Harrell is facing a felony drug charge in Kentucky after police said they found three pounds of marijuana in his car during a traffic stop, . Harrell was pulled over by a Kentucky state trooper near Richmond around 10 a.m. on May 12 after he was allegedly following the car in front of him too closely, per the report. The officer said he “observed odor of marijuana” from the car, and Harrell then “admitted to being in possession of marijuana and… Source link

Gordon Hayward won’t be available for the postseason play-in tournament this week. The Charlotte Hornets announced on Sunday that Hayward will be out indefinitely due to discomfort in his left foot. He is going to be put into a cast, and will be evaluated again in two weeks. Hayward has played just once since he sustained a left ankle sprain on Feb. 7. He returned briefly earlier this month against the 76ers, but hasn’t played since. He missed Sunday’s 124-108 win against the Washington… Source link

Free agent wing Kelly Oubre Jr. and the Charlotte Hornets agreed to a two-year, $25 million deal, agent Torrel Harris of Unique Sports International Management told Yahoo Sports. In a free agent landscape in which cap space is drying up, Oubre Jr. is securing one of the few remaining deal structures that is above the midlevel exception of $9.5 million. Oubre Jr., 25, will be in prime position for major payday at the conclusion of this deal as he’ll only be in his late 20s. Free agent wing… Source link