Charlotte Hornets wing Miles Bridges — who sat out all of last season and will serve 10 games of a suspension to start this season following an arrest on domestic violence charges to which he pled no contest (avoiding an admission of guilt) — is now facing another arrest warrant, according to multiple reports.
This one is due to a violation of a protective order, according to Jessica Allen and Glenn Counts of WSOC in Charlotte. Part of the deal when Bridges pled no contest was a 10-year protective order related to his longtime girlfriend, the couple is in an ongoing custody battle over their children. The incident occurred on Oct. 6 during a custody exchange of the children, although there is a warrant from another violation of the protective order in January.
The details of the most recent violation are ugly — throwing billiard balls at his former girlfriend’s car while the children were in the car, Bridges’ current girlfriend kicking and hitting at the same car, plus he threatened to withhold child support.
Breaking on Miles Bridges: The criminal summons states Bridges violated a protective order during a custody exchange on Tuesday. It alleges he threw billiard balls at his ex-girlfriend’s car, damaging her windshield. During the exchange, he threatened to withhold child support… pic.twitter.com/XQBILt5ad6
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) October 12, 2023
The Hornets released a statement saying they are aware of the new reports and are gathering more information.
Bridges is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 13 to answer the summons, which pertains to a violation of the protective order from January.
“I want to apologize to everybody for the pain and embarrassment that I have caused everyone, especially my family,” Bridges said when first speaking to the media after his plea. “This year away I’ve used to prioritize going to therapy and becoming the best person I can be - someone that my family and everyone here can be proud of.”
Bridges returns to the Hornets this season on a $7.9 million qualifying offer, and following that he will be a free agent next summer. It is very possible at this point the team will waive him and move on.
