NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:Hookah lounge for 6 hours? its messed up she waited. Messed up he was there that long.
They are both awful parents individually and as a couple from the outside looking in based on all that has been read.
Relevance to fame is his ability to play basketball.

I'd agree with that. What I don't agree with is the wife's characterization as a damsel-in-distress. She's a willing participant in the dysfunction and my gut tells me that she's the driver of it. Her and her mother distributing that video of their son/grandson to immediately sway public opinion should've been an obvious red-flag. It should've rightfully been percieved as an act of manipulation. They did that with no regard to protecting the identity/well-being of the child and seemed to be more focused on building a narrative more than anything else. I'm not condoning Bridges actions either but it should be clear that there are no heroes in this story.

My guess was she was trying to get him to form a settlement and used the video as leverage. Lets me real, we don’t have to pick sides. Regardless of whose to blame his actions were not cool. She instigates? Of course it takes two to tango. Neither should let it get that far. They are both immature. His ego to start a family and her to not be rounded enough to stand on her own.

Is he the dude that wants to party, have fun on the road, then come home and play with his kids and no commit to a relasitonship? Marriage is build on mutual respect, compassion, and trust. Im no expert but these two immature adults have the money but not the emotional maturity to handle the life they built. Now its a **** show.
He is a basketball player, and gold digger or not she had babies with him and is a mother. He needs to get his ass to work and make her financially secure to raise the kids properly. If he can’t play ball, and an injury can occur anytime they need to figure **** out.

Nalod wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:Hookah lounge for 6 hours? its messed up she waited. Messed up he was there that long.
They are both awful parents individually and as a couple from the outside looking in based on all that has been read.
Relevance to fame is his ability to play basketball.

I'd agree with that. What I don't agree with is the wife's characterization as a damsel-in-distress. She's a willing participant in the dysfunction and my gut tells me that she's the driver of it. Her and her mother distributing that video of their son/grandson to immediately sway public opinion should've been an obvious red-flag. It should've rightfully been percieved as an act of manipulation. They did that with no regard to protecting the identity/well-being of the child and seemed to be more focused on building a narrative more than anything else. I'm not condoning Bridges actions either but it should be clear that there are no heroes in this story.

My guess was she was trying to get him to form a settlement and used the video as leverage. Lets me real, we don’t have to pick sides. Regardless of whose to blame his actions were not cool. She instigates? Of course it takes two to tango. Neither should let it get that far. They are both immature. His ego to start a family and her to not be rounded enough to stand on her own.

Is he the dude that wants to party, have fun on the road, then come home and play with his kids and no commit to a relasitonship? Marriage is build on mutual respect, compassion, and trust. Im no expert but these two immature adults have the money but not the emotional maturity to handle the life they built. Now its a **** show.
He is a basketball player, and gold digger or not she had babies with him and is a mother. He needs to get his ass to work and make her financially secure to raise the kids properly. If he can’t play ball, and an injury can occur anytime they need to figure **** out.

I don't believe I'm picking sides. I re-read my own post and I'm not sure how one could form that impression. What I am trying to do is add nuance to a conversation devoid of it. It's shocking to me that on the heels of the Amber Heard fiasco, people are still so quick to damn another man without ever learning the full context of a situation.

As for blaming Bridges' "ego" for wanting to start a family, let's be real: most men aren't trying to get any of these women pregnant. I don't know what him or his intentions were/are but I doubt a then 21-year old was actively looking to become a father. It happened, probably felt compelled to marry her because it was "the right thing to do" and here we are.

Also, Miles Bridges made over $16 million over the course of his career through sweat and hard-work; probably another $1 million or so in local endorsements over that span. Not sure why he'd need to "get off his ass and work" to secure anything. Takes about $300k (infant to 18) to raise a middle-class child in this country— he's got two— so I'd imagine he has $600k lying around somewhere. And since it "takes two to tango" like you said, I'm sure his ex-wife could fill in the gaps as an adult/parent.

NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:Hookah lounge for 6 hours? its messed up she waited. Messed up he was there that long.
They are both awful parents individually and as a couple from the outside looking in based on all that has been read.
Relevance to fame is his ability to play basketball.

I'd agree with that. What I don't agree with is the wife's characterization as a damsel-in-distress. She's a willing participant in the dysfunction and my gut tells me that she's the driver of it. Her and her mother distributing that video of their son/grandson to immediately sway public opinion should've been an obvious red-flag. It should've rightfully been percieved as an act of manipulation. They did that with no regard to protecting the identity/well-being of the child and seemed to be more focused on building a narrative more than anything else. I'm not condoning Bridges actions either but it should be clear that there are no heroes in this story.

My guess was she was trying to get him to form a settlement and used the video as leverage. Lets me real, we don’t have to pick sides. Regardless of whose to blame his actions were not cool. She instigates? Of course it takes two to tango. Neither should let it get that far. They are both immature. His ego to start a family and her to not be rounded enough to stand on her own.

Is he the dude that wants to party, have fun on the road, then come home and play with his kids and no commit to a relasitonship? Marriage is build on mutual respect, compassion, and trust. Im no expert but these two immature adults have the money but not the emotional maturity to handle the life they built. Now its a **** show.
He is a basketball player, and gold digger or not she had babies with him and is a mother. He needs to get his ass to work and make her financially secure to raise the kids properly. If he can’t play ball, and an injury can occur anytime they need to figure **** out.

I don't believe I'm picking sides. I re-read my own post and I'm not sure how one could form that impression. What I am trying to do is add nuance to a conversation devoid of it. It's shocking to me that on the heels of the Amber Heard fiasco, people are still so quick to damn another man without ever learning the full context of a situation.

As for blaming Bridges' "ego" for wanting to start a family, let's be real: most men aren't trying to get any of these women pregnant. I don't know what him or his intentions were/are but I doubt a then 21-year old was actively looking to become a father. It happened, probably felt compelled to marry her because it was "the right thing to do" and here we are.

Also, Miles Bridges made over $16 million over the course of his career through sweat and hard-work; probably another $1 million or so in local endorsements over that span. Not sure why he'd need to "get off his ass and work" to secure anything. Takes about $300k (infant to 18) to raise a middle-class child in this country— he's got two— so I'd imagine he has $600k lying around somewhere. And since it "takes two to tango" like you said, I'm sure his ex-wife could fill in the gaps as an adult/parent.

You are forming that she golding digging and entrapped him. She was a D1 ball player and model. They had two kids together and got married. That tells me it was not just she caught his DNA and attached a paternity claim on his salary. Im not even laying blame. As said, big money don’t solve a thing.

Ego to start a young family? Yes and no. Some guys are really into having kids but not getting married. WE see young NBA players at the draft with thier babies? Is that by choice or “roped in?”.

I don’t know. But looks to me both of Mr and mrs Bridges seem to be in a really bad place from the modeling pictures out there she was fit good looking girl and he a tall handsome ball player. Both attractive in their own ways.
Sad divorce hurts kids. She don’t look like mother of the year and he is not exactly handling his **** well.

yes, it takes two to succeed and two to fail.

Nalod wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:Hookah lounge for 6 hours? its messed up she waited. Messed up he was there that long.
They are both awful parents individually and as a couple from the outside looking in based on all that has been read.
Relevance to fame is his ability to play basketball.

I'd agree with that. What I don't agree with is the wife's characterization as a damsel-in-distress. She's a willing participant in the dysfunction and my gut tells me that she's the driver of it. Her and her mother distributing that video of their son/grandson to immediately sway public opinion should've been an obvious red-flag. It should've rightfully been percieved as an act of manipulation. They did that with no regard to protecting the identity/well-being of the child and seemed to be more focused on building a narrative more than anything else. I'm not condoning Bridges actions either but it should be clear that there are no heroes in this story.

My guess was she was trying to get him to form a settlement and used the video as leverage. Lets me real, we don’t have to pick sides. Regardless of whose to blame his actions were not cool. She instigates? Of course it takes two to tango. Neither should let it get that far. They are both immature. His ego to start a family and her to not be rounded enough to stand on her own.

Is he the dude that wants to party, have fun on the road, then come home and play with his kids and no commit to a relasitonship? Marriage is build on mutual respect, compassion, and trust. Im no expert but these two immature adults have the money but not the emotional maturity to handle the life they built. Now its a **** show.
He is a basketball player, and gold digger or not she had babies with him and is a mother. He needs to get his ass to work and make her financially secure to raise the kids properly. If he can’t play ball, and an injury can occur anytime they need to figure **** out.

I don't believe I'm picking sides. I re-read my own post and I'm not sure how one could form that impression. What I am trying to do is add nuance to a conversation devoid of it. It's shocking to me that on the heels of the Amber Heard fiasco, people are still so quick to damn another man without ever learning the full context of a situation.

As for blaming Bridges' "ego" for wanting to start a family, let's be real: most men aren't trying to get any of these women pregnant. I don't know what him or his intentions were/are but I doubt a then 21-year old was actively looking to become a father. It happened, probably felt compelled to marry her because it was "the right thing to do" and here we are.

Also, Miles Bridges made over $16 million over the course of his career through sweat and hard-work; probably another $1 million or so in local endorsements over that span. Not sure why he'd need to "get off his ass and work" to secure anything. Takes about $300k (infant to 18) to raise a middle-class child in this country— he's got two— so I'd imagine he has $600k lying around somewhere. And since it "takes two to tango" like you said, I'm sure his ex-wife could fill in the gaps as an adult/parent.

You are forming that she golding digging and entrapped him. She was a D1 ball player and model. They had two kids together and got married. That tells me it was not just she caught his DNA and attached a paternity claim on his salary. Im not even laying blame. As said, big money don’t solve a thing.

Ego to start a young family? Yes and no. Some guys are really into having kids but not getting married. WE see young NBA players at the draft with thier babies? Is that by choice or “roped in?”.

I don’t know. But looks to me both of Mr and mrs Bridges seem to be in a really bad place from the modeling pictures out there she was fit good looking girl and he a tall handsome ball player. Both attractive in their own ways.
Sad divorce hurts kids. She don’t look like mother of the year and he is not exactly handling his **** well.

yes, it takes two to succeed and two to fail.

I never even intimated that woman is a gold-digger. If she was that, she would've waited to pull something like this until AFTER Miles Bridges got his max extension. I'm not sure if you've ever seen "The Dark Knight" but there is a scene in it where Alfred says "some men just want to see the world burn". I think that that scene speaks to her mindset. It's why her behavior seems so erratic/impulsive. Notice how every encounter she's sought out with Bridges had to involve the kids? Her mother couldn't baby-sit during these escapades? Couldn't find a babysitter with the spousal support she's probably getting? Types like her leverage things like titles, looks and/or children to perpetuate their evil, then hide behind them to escape the consequences/blow-back from their actions. I admit it's a huge leap of faith but I suspect she's Borderline Personality type or a Narcissist at the least. If you've ever dealt with a woman like that, you could understand how easy it is to break character/snap. If you need an example of how it presents itself, Livia Sopranos in "The Sopranos" is one of the better depictions I've seen on screen.

NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:Hookah lounge for 6 hours? its messed up she waited. Messed up he was there that long.
They are both awful parents individually and as a couple from the outside looking in based on all that has been read.
Relevance to fame is his ability to play basketball.

I'd agree with that. What I don't agree with is the wife's characterization as a damsel-in-distress. She's a willing participant in the dysfunction and my gut tells me that she's the driver of it. Her and her mother distributing that video of their son/grandson to immediately sway public opinion should've been an obvious red-flag. It should've rightfully been percieved as an act of manipulation. They did that with no regard to protecting the identity/well-being of the child and seemed to be more focused on building a narrative more than anything else. I'm not condoning Bridges actions either but it should be clear that there are no heroes in this story.

My guess was she was trying to get him to form a settlement and used the video as leverage. Lets me real, we don’t have to pick sides. Regardless of whose to blame his actions were not cool. She instigates? Of course it takes two to tango. Neither should let it get that far. They are both immature. His ego to start a family and her to not be rounded enough to stand on her own.

Is he the dude that wants to party, have fun on the road, then come home and play with his kids and no commit to a relasitonship? Marriage is build on mutual respect, compassion, and trust. Im no expert but these two immature adults have the money but not the emotional maturity to handle the life they built. Now its a **** show.
He is a basketball player, and gold digger or not she had babies with him and is a mother. He needs to get his ass to work and make her financially secure to raise the kids properly. If he can’t play ball, and an injury can occur anytime they need to figure **** out.

I don't believe I'm picking sides. I re-read my own post and I'm not sure how one could form that impression. What I am trying to do is add nuance to a conversation devoid of it. It's shocking to me that on the heels of the Amber Heard fiasco, people are still so quick to damn another man without ever learning the full context of a situation.

As for blaming Bridges' "ego" for wanting to start a family, let's be real: most men aren't trying to get any of these women pregnant. I don't know what him or his intentions were/are but I doubt a then 21-year old was actively looking to become a father. It happened, probably felt compelled to marry her because it was "the right thing to do" and here we are.

Also, Miles Bridges made over $16 million over the course of his career through sweat and hard-work; probably another $1 million or so in local endorsements over that span. Not sure why he'd need to "get off his ass and work" to secure anything. Takes about $300k (infant to 18) to raise a middle-class child in this country— he's got two— so I'd imagine he has $600k lying around somewhere. And since it "takes two to tango" like you said, I'm sure his ex-wife could fill in the gaps as an adult/parent.

You are forming that she golding digging and entrapped him. She was a D1 ball player and model. They had two kids together and got married. That tells me it was not just she caught his DNA and attached a paternity claim on his salary. Im not even laying blame. As said, big money don’t solve a thing.

Ego to start a young family? Yes and no. Some guys are really into having kids but not getting married. WE see young NBA players at the draft with thier babies? Is that by choice or “roped in?”.

I don’t know. But looks to me both of Mr and mrs Bridges seem to be in a really bad place from the modeling pictures out there she was fit good looking girl and he a tall handsome ball player. Both attractive in their own ways.
Sad divorce hurts kids. She don’t look like mother of the year and he is not exactly handling his **** well.

yes, it takes two to succeed and two to fail.

I never even intimated that woman is a gold-digger. If she was that, she would've waited to pull something like this until AFTER Miles Bridges got his max extension. I'm not sure if you've ever seen "The Dark Knight" but there is a scene in it where Alfred says "some men just want to see the world burn". I think that that scene speaks to her mindset. It's why her behavior seems so erratic/impulsive. Notice how every encounter she's sought out with Bridges had to involve the kids? Her mother couldn't baby-sit during these escapades? Couldn't find a babysitter with the spousal support she's probably getting? Types like her leverage things like titles, looks and/or children to perpetuate their evil, then hide behind them to escape the consequences/blow-back from their actions. I admit it's a huge leap of faith but I suspect she's Borderline Personality type or a Narcissist at the least. If you've ever dealt with a woman like that, you could understand how easy it is to break character/snap. If you need an example of how it presents itself, Livia Sopranos in "The Sopranos" is one of the better depictions I've seen on screen.

Sorry, I won’t look any closer to try to think I know whose to blame. one might say his cruelty drives her crazy?
I don’t know. Im firm on “it takes two”. Some relationships are just plain toxic.
He has legal troubles for his actions.
I can’t fathom any team signing him until his legal issues are clearer.
We have Randle. Why would he sign here? He’ll go back to CLT unless its deemed a public relations nightmare.

TheGame wrote:Bridges plead the charges and just got probation. The NBA will probably suspend him 20-30 games once he signs a contract. The Hornets need him and back and will try to resign him. They are likely trying to investigate the suspension issues.

This the same league that suspended Kyrie for a tweet?
The same league that's been losing money on the WNBA for two decades?
This guy has a lot of work to do before being let back in. How can any fan root for a guy like that?

gradyandrew wrote:

TheGame wrote:Bridges plead the charges and just got probation. The NBA will probably suspend him 20-30 games once he signs a contract. The Hornets need him and back and will try to resign him. They are likely trying to investigate the suspension issues.

This the same league that suspended Kyrie for a tweet?
The same league that's been losing money on the WNBA for two decades?
This guy has a lot of work to do before being let back in. How can any fan root for a guy like that?

I was not there to know what actually occurred during the incident, and I could not care less about Bridges personally. But I do know he can play basketball, and because of that, he is going to be allowed back into the NBA, especially since he received no jail time, which the alleged victim was okay with. The NBA may suspend him for the entire season, but whether its no games, 20-30 games, or an entire year, Bridges will be back in the NBA at some point in 2023. That is just the reality of the situation. There may be some protestors, but teams will ignore that if the guy can play.

Rookie wrote:What do we even have to offer Bridges, the MLE? You have to think CHA would match as an RFE he is still an asset if not a devalued one. Maybe they do a S&T to recoup an asset? Maybe Bridges declines the QO and signs plays 1 year in CHA to become a FA after the suspension if that bridge is burned? This is going to be messy. Knicks don't have enough talent to not at least check on his status. Does anybody even care anymore about Kobe's rape settlement? Sports has a way of forgetting for talent

What we know from Nov. 3rd:

Miles Bridges news, updates: Plea deal, punishment
Bridges was present in court to pled no contest which means he is accepting punishment and conviction without formally admitting guilt.

As part of his deal, Bridges received three years probation but will not serve any jail time. His plea deal also requires the following during the course of his three-year probation:

Undergo 52 weeks of domestic counseling
Undergo 52 weeks of parenting classes
Serve 100 hours of community service
Undergo weekly drug testing
Pay $800 fine — $500 for domestic violence, $300 for restitution
Cannot own any weapons or ammunition
Obey 10-year protective restraining order from woman
Will Miles Bridges play this season?
As it stands, Bridges is not under contract with an NBA team though he is now free to sign. Under terms of the NBA collective bargaining agreement and because he pleaded no contest, the league now has the right to fine, suspend, dismiss or disqualify Bridges from any further involvement with the NBA.

Miles Bridges contract
The No. 12 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Bridges signed a four-year, $16.3 million contract with the Hornets.

On Oct. 3, The Athletic's Shams Charania reported that the Hornets and Bridges allowed his qualifying offer to expire. This means that Bridges can no longer return to the team this season for the $7.9 million qualifying offer that was extended to make him a restricted free agent.

I'd say the league suspends him the rest of the season and he starts the classes real soon.
The weekly Drug test is interesting part. Weed?
I'd think it reasonable he has a hand shake deal with Charlotte to return at some point. He need and his wife need to get their **** together.
Go to classes, learn, do well, round out his life a bit and then come back and publically wow the fan base but still have to walk the walk. I give him a two year deal with team option year two. If he does well on and off the court redue the deal longer term. If not, cut him loose.

Rookie wrote:

Nalod wrote:

Rookie wrote:What do we even have to offer Bridges, the MLE? You have to think CHA would match as an RFE he is still an asset if not a devalued one. Maybe they do a S&T to recoup an asset? Maybe Bridges declines the QO and signs plays 1 year in CHA to become a FA after the suspension if that bridge is burned? This is going to be messy. Knicks don't have enough talent to not at least check on his status. Does anybody even care anymore about Kobe's rape settlement? Sports has a way of forgetting for talent

Or DRose "train" out in LA?

What we know from Nov. 3rd:

Miles Bridges news, updates: Plea deal, punishment
Bridges was present in court to pled no contest which means he is accepting punishment and conviction without formally admitting guilt.

As part of his deal, Bridges received three years probation but will not serve any jail time. His plea deal also requires the following during the course of his three-year probation:

Undergo 52 weeks of domestic counseling
Undergo 52 weeks of parenting classes
Serve 100 hours of community service
Undergo weekly drug testing
Pay $800 fine — $500 for domestic violence, $300 for restitution
Cannot own any weapons or ammunition
Obey 10-year protective restraining order from woman
Will Miles Bridges play this season?
As it stands, Bridges is not under contract with an NBA team though he is now free to sign. Under terms of the NBA collective bargaining agreement and because he pleaded no contest, the league now has the right to fine, suspend, dismiss or disqualify Bridges from any further involvement with the NBA.

Miles Bridges contract
The No. 12 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Bridges signed a four-year, $16.3 million contract with the Hornets.

On Oct. 3, The Athletic's Shams Charania reported that the Hornets and Bridges allowed his qualifying offer to expire. This means that Bridges can no longer return to the team this season for the $7.9 million qualifying offer that was extended to make him a restricted free agent.

I'd say the league suspends him the rest of the season and he starts the classes real soon.
The weekly Drug test is interesting part. Weed?
I'd think it reasonable he has a hand shake deal with Charlotte to return at some point. He need and his wife need to get their **** together.
Go to classes, learn, do well, round out his life a bit and then come back and publically wow the fan base but still have to walk the walk. I give him a two year deal with team option year two. If he does well on and off the court redue the deal longer term. If not, cut him loose.

The bolded is a little confusing to me. The way I read it is that he is a FA and free to sign with any team? Also the plea deal makes is unlikely that he can play this year.

Do your community service, 52 weeks domestic and parenting classes and see you next year. Even so, I don't see where he can't sign with a team, serve his suspension AND sit out the rest of the year. This way he could still be training with and supported by a team and its players.

He cannot simply accept the Qualifying Offer though. Any contract from hereon is a negotiated sum.

Nalod wrote:

Rookie wrote:

Nalod wrote:

Rookie wrote:What do we even have to offer Bridges, the MLE? You have to think CHA would match as an RFE he is still an asset if not a devalued one. Maybe they do a S&T to recoup an asset? Maybe Bridges declines the QO and signs plays 1 year in CHA to become a FA after the suspension if that bridge is burned? This is going to be messy. Knicks don't have enough talent to not at least check on his status. Does anybody even care anymore about Kobe's rape settlement? Sports has a way of forgetting for talent

Or DRose "train" out in LA?

What we know from Nov. 3rd:

Miles Bridges news, updates: Plea deal, punishment
Bridges was present in court to pled no contest which means he is accepting punishment and conviction without formally admitting guilt.

As part of his deal, Bridges received three years probation but will not serve any jail time. His plea deal also requires the following during the course of his three-year probation:

Undergo 52 weeks of domestic counseling
Undergo 52 weeks of parenting classes
Serve 100 hours of community service
Undergo weekly drug testing
Pay $800 fine — $500 for domestic violence, $300 for restitution
Cannot own any weapons or ammunition
Obey 10-year protective restraining order from woman
Will Miles Bridges play this season?
As it stands, Bridges is not under contract with an NBA team though he is now free to sign. Under terms of the NBA collective bargaining agreement and because he pleaded no contest, the league now has the right to fine, suspend, dismiss or disqualify Bridges from any further involvement with the NBA.

Miles Bridges contract
The No. 12 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Bridges signed a four-year, $16.3 million contract with the Hornets.

On Oct. 3, The Athletic's Shams Charania reported that the Hornets and Bridges allowed his qualifying offer to expire. This means that Bridges can no longer return to the team this season for the $7.9 million qualifying offer that was extended to make him a restricted free agent.

I'd say the league suspends him the rest of the season and he starts the classes real soon.
The weekly Drug test is interesting part. Weed?
I'd think it reasonable he has a hand shake deal with Charlotte to return at some point. He need and his wife need to get their **** together.
Go to classes, learn, do well, round out his life a bit and then come back and publically wow the fan base but still have to walk the walk. I give him a two year deal with team option year two. If he does well on and off the court redue the deal longer term. If not, cut him loose.

The bolded is a little confusing to me. The way I read it is that he is a FA and free to sign with any team? Also the plea deal makes is unlikely that he can play this year.

Do your community service, 52 weeks domestic and parenting classes and see you next year.

I think your right. But does it mean he can't resign on that QO for a lessor amount? Or more? Im thinking its a dick move for other team to swoop in and grab him from Charlotte. League can't prevent it but they could suspend him for the rest of the year. I thought that letting the QO expire until the legal issue was clearer was the right move.
Seems reasonable to suspend him to let him work on his probation requirements. If he was to return and he not adhere that would be an awful look for both the team, Miles, and the league. It's not so much punishment but the path to let him fulfil his requirements.

Still an RFA. Just cannot sign a Qualifying Offer (it is expired).

Nalod wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

Nalod wrote:Hookah lounge for 6 hours? its messed up she waited. Messed up he was there that long.
They are both awful parents individually and as a couple from the outside looking in based on all that has been read.
Relevance to fame is his ability to play basketball.

I'd agree with that. What I don't agree with is the wife's characterization as a damsel-in-distress. She's a willing participant in the dysfunction and my gut tells me that she's the driver of it. Her and her mother distributing that video of their son/grandson to immediately sway public opinion should've been an obvious red-flag. It should've rightfully been percieved as an act of manipulation. They did that with no regard to protecting the identity/well-being of the child and seemed to be more focused on building a narrative more than anything else. I'm not condoning Bridges actions either but it should be clear that there are no heroes in this story.

My guess was she was trying to get him to form a settlement and used the video as leverage. Lets me real, we don’t have to pick sides. Regardless of whose to blame his actions were not cool. She instigates? Of course it takes two to tango. Neither should let it get that far. They are both immature. His ego to start a family and her to not be rounded enough to stand on her own.

Is he the dude that wants to party, have fun on the road, then come home and play with his kids and no commit to a relasitonship? Marriage is build on mutual respect, compassion, and trust. Im no expert but these two immature adults have the money but not the emotional maturity to handle the life they built. Now its a **** show.
He is a basketball player, and gold digger or not she had babies with him and is a mother. He needs to get his ass to work and make her financially secure to raise the kids properly. If he can’t play ball, and an injury can occur anytime they need to figure **** out.

I don't believe I'm picking sides. I re-read my own post and I'm not sure how one could form that impression. What I am trying to do is add nuance to a conversation devoid of it. It's shocking to me that on the heels of the Amber Heard fiasco, people are still so quick to damn another man without ever learning the full context of a situation.

As for blaming Bridges' "ego" for wanting to start a family, let's be real: most men aren't trying to get any of these women pregnant. I don't know what him or his intentions were/are but I doubt a then 21-year old was actively looking to become a father. It happened, probably felt compelled to marry her because it was "the right thing to do" and here we are.

Also, Miles Bridges made over $16 million over the course of his career through sweat and hard-work; probably another $1 million or so in local endorsements over that span. Not sure why he'd need to "get off his ass and work" to secure anything. Takes about $300k (infant to 18) to raise a middle-class child in this country— he's got two— so I'd imagine he has $600k lying around somewhere. And since it "takes two to tango" like you said, I'm sure his ex-wife could fill in the gaps as an adult/parent.

You are forming that she golding digging and entrapped him. She was a D1 ball player and model. They had two kids together and got married. That tells me it was not just she caught his DNA and attached a paternity claim on his salary. Im not even laying blame. As said, big money don’t solve a thing.

Ego to start a young family? Yes and no. Some guys are really into having kids but not getting married. WE see young NBA players at the draft with thier babies? Is that by choice or “roped in?”.

I don’t know. But looks to me both of Mr and mrs Bridges seem to be in a really bad place from the modeling pictures out there she was fit good looking girl and he a tall handsome ball player. Both attractive in their own ways.
Sad divorce hurts kids. She don’t look like mother of the year and he is not exactly handling his **** well.

yes, it takes two to succeed and two to fail.

I never even intimated that woman is a gold-digger. If she was that, she would've waited to pull something like this until AFTER Miles Bridges got his max extension. I'm not sure if you've ever seen "The Dark Knight" but there is a scene in it where Alfred says "some men just want to see the world burn". I think that that scene speaks to her mindset. It's why her behavior seems so erratic/impulsive. Notice how every encounter she's sought out with Bridges had to involve the kids? Her mother couldn't baby-sit during these escapades? Couldn't find a babysitter with the spousal support she's probably getting? Types like her leverage things like titles, looks and/or children to perpetuate their evil, then hide behind them to escape the consequences/blow-back from their actions. I admit it's a huge leap of faith but I suspect she's Borderline Personality type or a Narcissist at the least. If you've ever dealt with a woman like that, you could understand how easy it is to break character/snap. If you need an example of how it presents itself, Livia Sopranos in "The Sopranos" is one of the better depictions I've seen on screen.

Sorry, I won’t look any closer to try to think I know whose to blame. one might say his cruelty drives her crazy?
I don’t know. Im firm on “it takes two”. Some relationships are just plain toxic.
He has legal troubles for his actions.
I can’t fathom any team signing him until his legal issues are clearer.
We have Randle. Why would he sign here? He’ll go back to CLT unless its deemed a public relations nightmare.

I think his days with the Hornets are over. I'd imagine that there is quite a bit of bad blood after the organization pulled his qualifying offer. Right or wrong, they abandoned him at the first sight of trouble, which I'm sure made him feel slighted. Not sure if that means they still retain his Bird Rights but if all things are even, I think he leaves out of spite alone. And at this point, it's probably best he get out of state and out of that environment. Might be the only way he has a chance of rebuilding his image.
Whatever the case, dude is gone this season.