<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-is-miles-bridges-playing-vs-bulls-latest-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Miles Bridges playing vs. Bulls? 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Latest injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T11:25:05-08:00">December 13th, 11:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T11:25:05-08:00">December 13th, 11:25am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Charlotte Hornets (7-17) are set to conclude their two-game road trip against the Chicago Bulls (10-15) on Friday night, with tip-off scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET. Forward Miles Bridges, <a href="https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2024-25-season/" rel="noopener">listed</a> as questionable with a right knee bone bruise, remains a key focus in the team’s latest injury report.</p><p>Bridges has been sidelined since November 19, when he played 33 minutes in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-charles-lee-reveals-why-he-benched-lamelo-ball-crunch-time">Hornets’ NBA Cup loss to the Brooklyn Nets</a>. He contributed 21 points, three rebounds, and two assists in that game. However, his absence has been felt, as the Hornets have won just two games since, including enduring an eight-game losing streak.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Miles Bridges’ injury status vs. Bulls</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Miles-Bridges-0-walks-off-the-court-after-losing-to-the-Brooklyn-Nets-at-Barclays-Center.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Hornets head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-charles-lee-positive-update-lamelo-ball-miles-bridges">Charles Lee provided an encouraging update</a> on Thursday regarding Bridges and LaMelo Ball, who remains out with a left calf strain.</p><p>“I would say both guys have reached the point of their return-to-play plan where they have introduced more group work or team setting work,” Lee said. “We’ll see how they show up tomorrow, evaluate them, and see how their bodies responded to that and kind of go from there.”</p><p>Bridges’ availability for Friday’s game against the Bulls is expected to be a game-time decision, contingent on how he responds to increased activity in practice.</p><p>Despite his limited availability this season, Bridges has been a consistent contributor when on the court. He is the Hornets’ third-leading scorer, averaging 16 points, 6.5 rebounds, and three assists per game while shooting 42.5% from the field and 34.8% from three-point range.</p><p>The Hornets will look to secure a much-needed win against a struggling Bulls team while monitoring Bridges’ status closely. A decision on his availability is likely to come closer to game time, as the team evaluates his response to recent practice sessions.</p><p>This game marks an important opportunity for the Hornets to regain some momentum as they work through injuries to key players.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Miles Bridges playing vs. Bulls? Latest injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-charles-lee-positive-update-lamelo-ball-miles-bridges');   ga('set', 'title', 'Charles Lee provides positive update on LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges’ status vs. Bulls');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Charles-Lee-provides-a-positive-update-on-LaMelo-Ball-Miles-Bridges-status-vs.-Bulls.jpg"></figure><h1>Charles Lee provides positive update on LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges’ status vs. Bulls</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-12T09:19:00-08:00">December 12th, 9:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-12T09:19:00-08:00">December 12th, 9:19am</time><address><a>Jerry Donatien</a>Jerry Donatien has worked for ClutchPoints since 2018. He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019 and 2023, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-charles-lee-issues-strong-opinion-charlotte-lamelo-ball-absence">Charlotte Hornets haven’t had the services of LaMelo Ball</a> or Miles Bridges for the last few games due to injuries, but head coach Charles Lee provided great news at Charlotte’s recent practice.</p><p>“I would say both guys have reached the point of their return-to-play plan where they have introduced more group work or team setting work,” Lee said. “We’ll see how they show up tomorrow, evaluate them, and see how their bodies responded to that and kind of go from there.”</p><p>Both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-kevin-garnett-paul-pierce-stamp-approval">Ball and Bridges are integral pieces of the Hornets’ success</a>, so this sounds like great news moving forward. Ball has missed his last few games with a calf strain while Bridges is nursing his knee issues.</p><h2><b>What the Hornets have been missing in LaMelo Ball’s absence</b></h2><p>Before sitting out the last few, LaMelo Ball played in the team’s first 18 games to start the season. Averaging a career-high 31 points per game, which is third in the NBA. He’s one of four guys to average at least 30 points per game, along with the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He’s played at an All-Star level so far, and he’s been a part of six of the seven Hornets’ wins.</p><p>Bridges has gotten off to a slow start scoring wise, since he’s averaging 16 points this season from his 21 points last season, but he’s doing the little things. Still guarding the opposing team’s better perimeter players, crashing the glass, and hitting catch and shoot threes. He still plays a vital role into where Charlotte wants to go, which is the playoffs.</p><h2><b>Brandon Miller has been shining</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Brandon-Miller.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Goddin-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Without his co-star in LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller has took it upon himself to be the lifeline of this offense. He’s had 11 straight games of at least 20 points or more. He’s averaging 27.5 points in that span and has even been nominated for a Eastern Conference Player of the Week twice so far this season.</p><p>He’s getting to his shooting pockets at will and has been keeping Charlotte in games even if it has resulted in a loss. Lee spoke about his workload without key players in the rotation.</p><p>“I think he’s had to shoulder a bigger responsibility with the injuries going on right now,” Lee said. “You can see teams are throwing multiple high quality defenders at him. Bringing an extra level of physicality, showing different coverages, he’s handled it well. Outside of his play his overall leadership and demeanor is just improving game by game.”</p><h2><b>So when will the Hornets be whole again?</b></h2><p>Realistically, barring no setbacks, they’re still a few weeks away. Ball and Bridges sound like they could be game time decisions this Friday against the Chicago Bulls or possibly suit up Monday at home against the Philadelphia 76ers. On the bright side, Mark Williams and Nick Richards have returned after a long hiatus, which is huge for what started as a hobbled front court to kickoff the season.</p><p>Charlotte hasn’t had their full deck of cards yet this season, but unfortunately a lot of teams in the NBA haven’t either. It’s a part of the business of sports. As Charlotte gets closer though, they might be able to make the <a href="https://www.nba.com/standings" rel="noopener">bottom of the Eastern Conference</a> interesting.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Charles Lee provides positive update on LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges’ status vs. Bulls

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-miles-bridges-land-injury-report-cavs-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges land on Hornets injury report for Cavs game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LaMelo-Ball-Miles-Bridges-land-on-injury-report-for-Cavs-game.jpg"></figure><h1>LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges land on Hornets injury report for Cavs game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-17T13:02:06-08:00">November 17th, 1:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-17T13:02:06-08:00">November 17th, 1:02pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Saturday evening, the Charlotte Hornets picked up a huge win vs the Milwaukee Bucks courtesy of two late <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-ringing-miles-bridges-endorsement-bucks">free throws from LaMelo Ball</a> and then a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-get-real-holding-giannis-antetokounmpo-season-low">defensive stop on Giannis Anetokounmpo</a> the ensuing possession. The win pushed the Hornets’ record on the young 2024-25 season to 5-7, which isn’t great but is maybe ahead of where some pundits would have expected them to be at this point in the year.</p><p>Up next for the Hornets is a road date with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are the NBA’s lone remaining undefeated team at a perfect 14-0, and making that challenge <a href="https://x.com/rodboone/status/1858209516720124239" rel="noopener">even more difficult</a> for the Hornets is the concerning injury report the team released earlier in the day on Sunday.</p><p>“LaMelo (left index sprain) is questionable for tonight’s game against Cleveland,” reported Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer on X, formerly Twitter. “Same goes for Miles Bridges (right knee, injury management) and Tre Mann (low back, injury management) are also questionable. <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/Hornets?src=hashtag_click">#Hornets</a> could be on the thin side against the undefeated Cavs.”</p><h2><b>A tough challenge for the Hornets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ball-vs-the-Bucks.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>LaMelo Ball has been having the best season of his young career thus far in 2024-25, averaging north of 29 points and six assists per game on solid efficiency both from the field and beyond the three point line.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Hornets are banking on the continued ascension of second year man Brandon Miller out of Alabama, who made the All Rookie first team a season ago but has missed some time thus far this year due to injury.</p><p>The Cavaliers, meanwhile, have been red hot to start out the season, having put together the most wins to begin an NBA campaign since the golden State Warriors rattled off 24 in a row during the 2015-16 season, which they finished a record 73-9.</p><p>We know about Donovan Mitchell and his status as arguably the best shooting guard in the NBA, but several of the Cavs’ supporting cast members have been revelations this year, including Darius Garland’s improved efficiency as well as Evan Mobley’s increased aggressiveness on the offensive end of the floor when looking for his shot.</p><p>With both LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges potentially out of the lineup for the Hornets, it could be a very tall task for Charlotte to say the least to try to hand the Cavaliers their very first loss of the year.</p><p>In any case, the game between the Hornets and the Cavaliers is slated to tip off at 6:00 PM ET from Cleveland.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges land on Hornets injury report for Cavs game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-get-real-holding-giannis-antetokounmpo-season-low');   ga('set', 'title', 'Miles Bridges gets real on Hornets holding Giannis Antetokounmpo to season low');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Miles-Bridges-Charlotte-get-real-on-holding-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-to-season-low-22-points.jpg"></figure><h1>Miles Bridges gets real on Hornets holding Giannis Antetokounmpo to season low</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-16T19:27:23-08:00">November 16th, 7:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-16T19:27:23-08:00">November 16th, 7:27pm</time><address><a>Jerry Donatien</a>Jerry Donatien has worked for ClutchPoints since 2018. He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019 and 2023, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Charlotte Hornets held Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-3-word-post-after-hornets-loss">to a season-low 22 points</a>. He also only attempted one free throw the entire game, which is also a season-low.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-vs-hornets-prediction-odds-pick-11-16-2024">Hornets had a game plan</a>, and they stuck to it. Limiting one of the best finishers in the game to too many paint touches or forcing him to take those foul line pull-up jumpers. Including the one Antetokounmpo attempted to win the game, which he missed to give the Hornets the 115-114 victory.</p><h2><b>Miles Bridges felt like that was the best shot to force at the end of the game</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/In-line-image-of-Hornets-Miles-Bridges.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Miles Bridges kept it real when it came down to Antetokounmpo’s final jumper.</p><p>“I wouldn’t say we wanted Giannis to shoot that, but we wanted Giannis to shoot that. We didn’t want him going to the rim, that’s what he does best. So he shot it, we got the board, and we got the win.”</p><p>There isn’t a way to shut down players of that caliber, so trying to force them into shots or situations that aren’t as ideal as their first option is going to always be the best course of action. Antetokounmpo could have very well drained that shot and it would not have come as a surprise to anyone if he did. Not even Bridges, who echoed these sentiments when asked if he was surprised he took that shot.</p><p>“Nah, he’s one of the greatest players to play this game. Any player is gonna shoot that shot, so I wasn’t really surprised.”</p><h2><b>Josh Green praises Grant Williams for his defense on Bucks’ star</b></h2><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo’s primary defender was Grant Williams, who did a solid job considering the outcome was a Hornets win. Josh Green gave Williams his props for his efforts on one of the best players in the world.</p><p>“I think Grant really took this challenge head-on in guarding one of the greatest players in the game. Grant did a great job and I think guys really bought into the assignment in having Grant’s back. It was great individual defense by Grant and our goal was to be able to help him. It was real cool to see the team take on the challenge.”</p><p>Team defense was able to seal the deal at the end, but Williams was able to force Antetokounmpo into tougher shots than usual. Granted, he <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401704795" rel="noopener">still was 50% from the field</a>, but he did just enough to ensure Charlotte’s win.</p><h2><b>Charles Lee cosigns on Grant Williams’ efforts</b></h2><p>Hornets head coach Charles Lee took time to praise his starting center’s efforts as well in their win.</p><p>“I thought on that last play, Grant (Williams), who all game was the primary defender on Antetokounmpo, did a really good job,” Lee said. “He kept him in front, understood his tendencies. I thought all the guys around him understood how to kind of fake and fade and make it seem like there was a crowd there, make it seem like we were going to come help. He settled for a jumper and I thought we had a great contest, and we finished it with a deflection out of bounds.”</p><p>It’s not every day teams could hold Giannis Antetokounmpo to under 30 points. Through 13 games that’s only happened four times. Charlotte deployed the right defensive schemes to slow down one of the all-time greats. Now, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-vs-cavaliers-prediction-odds-pick-11-17-2024">have to do it again against a great Cleveland Cavaliers</a> team in the second half of a back-to-back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Miles Bridges gets real on Hornets holding Giannis Antetokounmpo to season low

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He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019 and 2023, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Charlotte Hornets get a much-needed win to snap a two-game losing streak thanks to LaMelo Ball’s fourth-quarter heroics. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-pool-report-officiating-blunder-bucks-hornets">Hornets were able to beat the Milwaukee Bucks</a> 115-114 in the closing seconds on Ball’s free throws late in the game after Giannis Antetokounmpo fouled him.</p><p>That was the icing on the cake that provoked Miles Bridges to highlight his point guard’s performance.</p><h2><b>Miles Bridges keeps it real about LaMelo Ball</b></h2><p>Ball finished with 26 points but scored 15 of those in the fourth quarter alone. That sealed the Bucks’ fate, and Bridges had to give him his flowers.</p><p>“The fourth quarter has been LaMelo’s quarter. He turns up his intensity, he turns up his energy whenever the fourth quarter comes around. It’s great for us – getting us going, getting us open shots and getting shots for himself. I think ‘Melo, he got the fourth quarter going.”</p><p>Ball leads the league in fourth-quarter scoring through the first 12 games of the season with 11.5. He’s thrived in crunch time whether his team is trailing or if they need to hold a lead.</p><h2><b>LaMelo Ball put the game away, but the defense really sealed this one</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/LaMelo-Ball.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ball’s free throws gave Charlotte the one-point lead, but the team’s defense forced Antetokounmpo to take a pull-up jumper for the win. That played right into the defense’s hands. Although he can hit that shot, Hornets coach Charles Lee prefers that over him putting pressure on the rim for a layup or dunk attempt. That was Lee’s game plan for the entire 48 minutes.</p><p>“I think it’s what we did all game in terms of showing (Antetokounmpo) bodies, showing him a crowd,” Lee said.</p><p>“(Pat) Connaughton hit that high quadrant 3 a couple plays before that, but again, we trusted in our shift activity. I thought on that last play, Grant (Williams), who all game was the primary defender on Antetokounmpo, did a really good job. He kept him in front, understood his tendencies,” Lee continued.</p><p>“I thought all the guys around him understood how to kind of fake and fade and make it seem like there was a crowd there, make it seem like we were going to come help. He settled for a jumper and I thought we had a great contest, and we finished it with a deflection out of bounds.”</p><p>Keeping Antetokounmpo out of the paint was the primary goal and it paid off. They held him to season-low 22 points and he only attempted one free throw the entire game, which is also a season-low. Despite Charlotte not having Mark Williams or Nick Richards available, they still manage to generate an off night for one of the game’s best players.</p><h2><b>What’s next for the Hornets?</b></h2><p>They can’t celebrate too long though. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-vs-cavaliers-prediction-odds-pick-11-17-2024">Charlotte takes on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday</a> for the second end of a back-to-back. The Cavaliers have come out the gates hot, starting out 14-0.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ LaMelo Ball gets ringing Miles Bridges endorsement after Bucks win

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He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019 and 2023, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miles Bridges is listed as questionable for Saturday’s matchup against <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-vs-hornets-prediction-odds-pick-11-16-2024">the Milwaukee Bucks</a>, which comes as a surprise <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-will-replace-miles-bridges-bone-bruise-injury">after suffering a bone bruise</a> in his right knee. The Charlotte Hornets forward was initially expected to miss two weeks after being slated for a reevaluation. Instead, his timetable was accelerated after just a little over a week away. Fortunately for the Hornets, his return could be around the corner.</p><h2><b>Hornets could use his production after dropping two in a row</b></h2><p>The Hornets could use Bridges’ production after losing their last two games to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Orlando Magic, which was an NBA Cup competition. That dragged them down to the 11th out in the Eastern Conference after winning four of their 11 games this season. Bridges’ versatility has been missed by this team, albeit just two games.</p><p>Bridges is normally tasked with guarding the team’s best player and providing a spark on the offensive side of the ball as well. His value was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-the-hornets-need-to-retain-miles-bridges">why he signed a new deal</a> over the offseason. Bridges averaged career-highs in both points and rebounds in his first season back with the team since his suspension the season prior. At the start of the 2024-25 season, Bridges got off to a slow start but had his best game so far against the Detroit Pistons. He just happened to get hurt in that one.</p><h2><b>The injury bug has plagued the Hornets early on this season</b></h2><p>Bridges’ name on the injury report was just insult to injury. Mark Williams is yet to play a game this season with foot issues, Nick Richards with a rib cartilage fracture, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-brandon-miller-dealt-concerning-injury-update-hawks-clash">even Brandon Miller</a> with a hamstring injury. Bridges name being added to the list shined a light on the depth that the Hornets have at their disposal, or lack thereof, at the wing/forward spots.</p><p>Charles Lee has preached a next-man-up mentality, and guys have stepped up to fill the holes left by the injury. Taj Gibson has soaked up some minutes at the five spot with both of Charlotte’s centers sidelined. Rookie Tidjaun Salaun has filled in at the four and five. He still has room to grow as a scorer, but his high motor has made him a live body on the defensive side of the ball.</p><h2><b>There is silver lining in all the drama</b></h2><p>On the bright side, there haven’t been any injuries that haven’t been season-ending. Also, LaMelo Ball hasn’t missed a single game yet this season through the first 11 games. After playing in 22 games in the 2023-24 season, he looks sharp so far this season. Ball is averaging 29.9 points so far and if he keeps that up, that’d be a career-high.</p><p>Despite the 4-7 record, there’s plenty of season left to climb back up in the Eastern Conference standings. As time goes on, guys will get healthier and maybe we’ll be able to see what this group looks like fully healthy. Miles Bridges coming back into the fold earlier than expected is great news. The more live bodies the better, especially as they get deeper into the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ Miles Bridges surprising status against Bucks, revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-will-replace-miles-bridges-bone-bruise-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Hornets will replace Miles Bridges amid bone bruise injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/How-Hornets-will-replace-Miles-Bridges-amid-bone-bruise-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>How Hornets will replace Miles Bridges amid bone bruise injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-08T13:42:37-08:00">November 8th, 1:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-08T13:42:56-08:00">November 8th, 1:42pm</time><address><a>Jerry Donatien</a>Jerry Donatien has worked for ClutchPoints since 2018. He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019 and 2023, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Charlotte Hornets forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-injury-will-concern-fans">Miles Bridges will be sidelined for at least two weeks</a> after suffering a bone bruise in his right knee. Charlotte has yet to play a game with their full lineup so far this season. Nick Richards was sidelined with rib issues, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-brandon-miller-dealt-concerning-injury-update-hawks-clash">Brandon Miller played in just four of the first eight games</a> due to a hamstring injury. With Bridges’ recent injury, Charlotte just can’t catch a break. Here’s what they’ll have to do moving forward to deal with Bridges’ absence.</p><h2><b>What Miles Bridges’ absence means for Hornets moving forward</b></h2><p>Bridges is averaging just under <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bridgmi02.html" rel="noopener">15 points per game</a> and normally has the assignment of guarding the opposing team’s best perimeter threat. They also will miss out on their second-leading rebounder and main transition threat. He wears a lot of hats for a young team that loves his production, and it’ll be pretty hard to replicate it for the next couple of weeks until he’s reevaluated.</p><p>Bridges is normally an Iron Man when it comes down to availability. Through his first five seasons, he’s managed to play in 87% of his games. His lowest number of games played so far in his career (outside of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-vocal-on-embarrassing-2022-23-after-officially-signing-charlotte-deal">sitting out the 2022-23 season</a> with legal issues), is 65 back in the 2019-2020 campaign. Durability has been his best skill since entering the league. It’s going to be hard to replace his production on the floor while he is out of the lineup. The show must go on, though.</p><h2><b>The Hornets need to move some people around in the lineup </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMAGN-Tidjane-Salaun.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Shuffling bodies in the lineup is one way to try and stay competitive. Hornets rookie Tidjane Salaun would have to be one of the first people off the bench alongside Tre Mann. No, he doesn’t have the same intangibles as Bridges, but it is another live body with a high motor that won’t be afraid to take an open three-pointer.</p><p>Salaun is only shooting 27% from deep, but the more exposure for a rookie, the better in those moments. With more minutes on the floor blended in with the starters, he could play better in the opportunity. With that being said, that isn’t exactly who should replace him in the starting lineup.</p><h2><b>Grant Williams gets the starting nod</b></h2><p>It’s only natural for Grant Williams to step into that starting four spot. The rest of the lineup would have to shift a little bit as well. Slide Brandon Miller to the small forward, keep Seth Curry at the two spot, and have Taj Gibson man patrol paint at the center position. With injuries to Nick Richards and Mark Williams still sidelined with no timetable for a return, Charlotte is thin regarding depth.</p><p>Bridges’ injury is unfortunate, but it is a next-man-up mentality. Coach Charles Lee will figure out what different rotations to roll out depending on what each game needs. It’ll be tough, but on the bright side, at least Brandon Miller and LaMelo Ball are back healthy and are hitting their strides. As they continue to build chemistry this team could ascend to new heights, which hopefully translates to wins. Injuries are unfortunately just a part of the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Hornets will replace Miles Bridges amid bone bruise injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-miles-bridges-injury-will-concern-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets’ Miles Bridges latest injury will concern Charlotte fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Miles-Bridges-latest-injury-will-concern-Charlotte-fans.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets’ Miles Bridges latest injury will concern Charlotte fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-07T18:41:11-08:00">November 7th, 6:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-07T18:41:11-08:00">November 7th, 6:41pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Hornets’ small forward Miles Bridges just received a concerning health update. The sixth-year player out of Michigan State has had a difficult first few games, especially after heading into the season very optimistic about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-brandon-miller-miles-bridges-dominate-alongside-lamelo-ball" rel="noopener">playing more with Brandon Miller and LaMelo Ball</a>. Unfortunately, he’ll have to put that on hold after showing up on the Hornets’ injury report.</p><p>Bridges <a href="https://x.com/hornetspr/status/1854650716956094927?s=46" rel="noopener">will miss</a> Friday’s game against the Indiana Pacers due to right knee hyperextension, according to Charlotte Hornets PR. The injury took place during the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-brandon-miller-buzzer-beater-pistons">Hornets’ electric win over the Detroit Pistons</a> on Wednesday. It is currently unclear how long Bridges will be out with this setback.</p><h2>Charlotte has shown flashes of its upside</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Hornets-Small-Forward-Miles-Bridges.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Charlotte is in its first season under first-time head coach Charles Lee. After winning a title last season, the former Celtics assistant is trying <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-charles-lee-sounds-off-championship-culture-charlotte" rel="noopener">to bring a championship culture to the Hornets</a>. So far, it’s been an uneven 3-5 start for the franchise. Some of this is because the Hornets have had to face the defending champs twice.</p><p>In addition, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-brandon-miller-concerning-hip-injury-update-vs-rockets">Brandon Miller has had to deal with a few injury</a> hiccups at the beginning of this season. To this point, Charlotte ranks 21st in points per game at 110.9 and 20th in points allowed at 116.9. Miles Bridges is averaging 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest through eight games. He currently shoots 39.2% from the field and 26.7% from the three-point range.</p><p>Should Bridges continue his form, it would be a huge dropoff from last year, where he averaged career-highs in points and rebounds.</p><p>While the Hornets’ small forward has struggled so far, the good news for the franchise this season is that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-lamelo-ball-regain-all-star-relevance-injury-concerns">LaMelo Ball looks to be regaining his All-Star form</a>. The star point guard is efficiently averaging over 28 points a game and six assists.</p><p>Charlotte is set to face three presumed playoff teams in their upcoming games. After hosting Indiana, the Hornets will play consecutive road games against Philadelphia and Orlando. Charlotte’s showdown with the Magic will be their first game of the 2024 NBA Cup.</p><p>With Bridges’ status uncertain for these upcoming contests, it is paramount that Brandon Miller improves his recent form. Still, despite his slow start, Miller is beginning to show some early chemistry with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-alley-oop-brandon-miller-fans-bonkers">LaMelo Ball, which was clear in their insane alley-oop</a> against the Pistons.</p><p>Overall, the continued improvement of the Ball, Bridges, and Miller trio is crucial for a franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs since the 2015-2016 season, the longest active drought in the entire league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ Miles Bridges latest injury will concern Charlotte fans

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With a little over two minutes to go and an eventual 124-109 win for the Boston Celtics over the Charlotte Hornets nearly wrapped up, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-grant-williams-ejected-foul-jayson-tatum">Grant Williams left his mark</a> on the game by charging hard at Jayson Tatum — dislodging him from the ball with a hard shoulder barge. The Celtics bench, understandably, was not too pleased, and so were the officials, as they decided to eject Williams from the game for a flagrant foul penalty two.</p><p>It was a bit confusing for Celtics fans to see Williams, who was drafted by Boston back in 2019, foul Tatum in the manner he did. Sure, the Celtics were only up by nine at the point of his foul, so he was only doing whatever he could to help the Hornets retrieve possession. But many fans lost respect for Williams after his dirty play, his history with the team notwithstanding.</p><p>“Really bizarre decision by Grant Williams for that flagrant 2 on his old pal Tatum. Hope he comes out says something about it because I don’t want to lose respect for a dude I’ve always liked,” X user @Sam_Pallas <a href="https://x.com/Sam_Pallas/status/1852521111797252152" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p><p>“That looked like a legit attempt to hurt Tatum. All respect gone for grant,” @jadewritescelts <a href="https://x.com/jadewritescelts/status/1852520094250791317" rel="noopener">added</a>.</p><p>“Grant lost a ton of respect tonight. Dirty,” @FatherOfCoins <a href="https://x.com/FatherOfCoins/status/1852521721028317562" rel="noopener">furthered</a>.</p><p>Meanwhile, Miles Bridges compounded matters for the Hornets by having himself ejected shortly after the kerfuffle between Williams and Tatum. With the game now firmly out of reach, Bridges seemed to take out his frustration on a shot attempts following the whistle, spiking the ball towards the crowd. As is the case with plays like that, the officials decided to throw Bridges out of the game as well.</p><p>Bridges’ reputation among fans has tanked over the past few years after his run-in with the law; fans then poked fun at the Hornets forward’s history following his ejection against the Celtics on Friday night.</p><p>“I for one am shocked to see that a team with Miles Bridges struggles with emotional regulation,” @Tom_NBA <a href="https://x.com/Tom_NBA/status/1852523049666371796" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p><p>“wow i can’t believe miles bridges hit something in anger. so out of character,” @zach_idiot <a href="https://x.com/zach_idiot/status/1852522609923002654" rel="noopener">added</a>.</p><p>“They should eject [Bridges] from the league all together tbh,” @AidanLaPorta69 <a href="https://x.com/AidanLaPorta69/status/1852524099857465703" rel="noopener">expressed</a>.</p><h2><b>Hornets lose the plot as the Celtics take care of business late</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jayson-Tatum-and-Grant-Williams-watching-a-game.jpg"></figure><p>The Hornets aren’t expected to win too many games this season, but with LaMelo Ball back healthy, they can be competitive on any given night. Despite coming up against the reigning champion Celtics, the Hornets managed to hang around, only losing steam in the end as the more experienced team took care of business.</p><p>If anything, the Hornets’ more experienced players in Grant Williams and Miles Bridges should be setting a better example for their younger teammates. It’s hard to believe that Williams intentionally trucked Tatum given their time playing alongside each other, but there is no room in the game for plays that could cause a serious injury towards another player. Meanwhile, Bridges should learn how to keep his cool much more consistently, especially when he already has such <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-responds-fan-domestic-abuse-denial">a checkered past</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Fans losing their minds over Grant Williams, Miles Bridges ejections in Hornets loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-miles-bridges-luka-doncic-easier-guard-shai-gilgeous-alexander');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets’ Miles Bridges dishes on why Luka Doncic is easier to guard than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hornets-news-Miles-Bridges-dishes-on-why-Luka-Doncic-is-easier-to-guard-than-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets’ Miles Bridges dishes on why Luka Doncic is easier to guard than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-21T14:48:27-07:00">October 21st, 2:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-21T14:48:27-07:00">October 21st, 2:48pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges appeared on the Club 520 Podcast and <a href="https://youtu.be/9bQ_TQMGTng?t=2522" rel="noopener">dropped a take</a> about Luka Doncic and Shai Gilegous-Alexander that will surprise many.</p><p>“I’ll say Luka (is easier to guard) because sometimes Luka will take the day off on certain match-ups,” Bridges said. “Like if he doesn’t feel like playing that day then he’ll give that to Kyrie. Kyrie will go get 40 and Shai will straight do it.”</p><p>Bridges’ remarks were unexpected, to say the least. Even host Jeff Teague questioned why the Hornets forward didn’t include LeBron James on his list of toughest players to guard. <br><br>“LeBron takes days off, sometimes he doesn’t feel like playing,” Bridges said. “Every time I play against LeBron though he’s like, ‘Man it’s the Hornets. I’m going to chill’ but he’s not going to be able to do that this year man. We’re going to be on our s**t this year man.”</p><h2>How Hornets’ Miles Bridges Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Luka Doncic comparison highlights talent</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Miles-Bridges-makes-an-interesting-claim-about-Shai-Gilegous-Alexander-and-Luka-Doncic.jpg"><figcaption>© Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Although the Hornets have a nice young trio of Bridges, LaMelo Ball, and Brandon Miller, it still doesn’t make sense how he’s underestimating the value of the top talent in the NBA. Doncic led the league in scoring, as well as <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/doncilu01.html" rel="noopener">having five All-NBA selections</a> within his first six seasons. The year he didn’t get a nomination, he received the Rookie of the Year trophy.</p><p>Doncic gets a bad rap for being considered a player who takes games off on the defensive end sometimes. However, he’s carrying so much of an offensive burden that he’ll need to take plays off to avoid tiring himself out. Even with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-kyrie-irving-reaction-signing-126000000-contract-mavs/">Kyrie Irving signing with the Dallas Mavericks</a>, Doncic had a near MVP season.</p><p>Not to mention, James is argued by some to be the best to ever play. Averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesle01.html" rel="noopener">25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 8.3 assists</a> in Year 21 is beyond impressive. Similar to Doncic, James carries such an offensive load on his shoulders. He and Doncic consistently run the offense, have plays designed specifically for them, and help elevate others around them.</p><p>Also, the Thunder guard is an exceptionally talented player in his own right. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-okcs-rise-to-no-1-seed-fuels-shai-gilgeous-alexander-mvp-mark-daigneault-coy-buzz">Gilgeous-Alexander helped the Thunder rise to the No. 1 seed</a> in a stacked Western Conference. He also placed second in MVP voting, with Nikola Jokic taking the prized possession. SGA’s slashing, ball-handling, and clutch performances make him such a threat.</p><p>However, disregarding Doncic’s impact because he takes some plays off is a bit excessive of a reason. Players take possessions off all the time. Regardless, both players make their presence known in different ways. By the end of the season, both players could be in the MVP discussion.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ Miles Bridges dishes on why Luka Doncic is easier to guard than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-brandon-miller-miles-bridges-dominate-alongside-lamelo-ball');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets’ Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, ready to dominate alongside LaMelo Ball');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hornets-Brandon-Miller-Miles-Bridges-ready-to-dominate-alongside-LaMelo-Ball-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets’ Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, ready to dominate alongside LaMelo Ball</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T07:22:28-07:00">October 1st, 7:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T07:22:28-07:00">October 1st, 7:22am</time><address><a>Jerry Donatien</a>Jerry Donatien has worked for ClutchPoints since 2018. He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019 and 2023, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Charlotte Hornets media day featured young, hungry players making up the team’s big three. LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, and Miles Bridges all seem optimistic about the 2024-2025 season.</p><p>After only winning 21 games the season before, there is nowhere to go but up for this young team. That all <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-charles-lee-sounds-off-championship-culture-charlotte">starts with their new head coach Charles Lee</a>.</p><h2><b>Miles Bridges believes in Charles Lee, team development</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hornets-Brandon-Miller-Miles-Bridges-ready-to-dominate-alongside-LaMelo-Ball.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Lee came to the Hornets after serving under head coach Joe Mazzulla on the Boston Celtics. It may be his first time as an NBA head man, but he has been an assistant coach in the league since 2014. He has been a member of two NBA championship squads.</p><p>“Just enthusiasm,” Bridges said when describing Charlotte’s rookie head coach. “He’s energetic, the last two coaches have been laid back, except for Cliff when he got mad. Coach (Lee) comes with a lot of energy and I feel like that’s what we need.”</p><p>Lee turns 40 in November, so he’s young in NBA terms when it comes down to coaching. Spending time around Mazzulla on a title run with the Celtics in 2024 also puts a different battery in the pack as well. Bridges believes in the team’s development under his new head coach.</p><p>“Taking it one day at a time, one game at a time. Focusing on the next days to get better, day by day,” Bridges said. “The new Hornets DNA is to be obsessed with daily improvement and I feel like that’s what we’ve been doing.”</p><h2><b>The big three is anxious to play at full strength</b></h2><p>While injuries have held Ball back, he is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-eases-injury-concerns-2024-25-season">expected to be ready</a> for the start of the regular season. Seeing the Hornets reach their full potential <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-high-flying-declaration-brandon-miller-miles-bridges-duo">next to Bridges and Miller is a tantalizing sight for Ball</a>.</p><p>“Definitely excited, I mean y’all seen how Miles could jump and Miller might have little low bounce, it’s crazy,” Ball said. “Both of them jumping is definitely a scary fast break.”</p><p>Ball and Miller only played 19 games with one another in the 2023-24 season, so the excitement is their to see the Hornets likely number one and two options mesh their games together to dominate. Ball wasn’t the only one praising Miller, Bridges also had nothing but good things to say about the sophomore star.</p><p>“Brandon gets better everyday. I’ve been so impressed with him since he came to the Hornets,” Bridges said. “He’s more poised than he was last year, he can facilitate better, I wouldn’t be surprised if he hits that All-Star stride.”</p><h2><b>Brandon Miller hypes up Mile Bridges, LaMelo Ball</b></h2><p>The attention will be on Miller since he stole the show last year,  being a consistent force throughout the course of the season. But Miller knows he didn’t find his stride alone.</p><p>“It feels great coming from him,” Miller said about Bridges’ comments. “Without him I wouldn’t make it to be an All-Star. He makes me better, pushes me, I push him. It’s going to be a great season for him too.”</p><p>Miller also noted how playing next to Ball will help elevate his and the entire Hornets’ game.</p><p>“I’m so excited, man. Best IQ in the game. I think he’s the best playmaker, he’s gonna help us. Everyone’s going to follow his lead and we’re going to be right there with him,” Miller said. “Without him it would be different as you saw last year. It’s a new year, I see him doing great things this year. All-Star for him. I’m rooting for him.”</p><p>Training camp will give these guys a chance to grow even closer and build that rapport to backup their lofty expectations. The <a href="https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets-announce-2024-25-preseason-schedule" rel="noopener">first preseason game</a> is at Spectrum Center October 6 against the New York Knicks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, ready to dominate alongside LaMelo Ball

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He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Charlotte Hornets have shown bursts of potential over the last few years, but they have yet to take the next level as a franchise. While fans know that there is still loads of adversity ahead, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/predicting-hornets-record-2024-25-season-schedule-release">2024-25 NBA season</a> offers the squad an auspicious opportunity to achieve significant growth on both collective and individual levels.</p><p>Health could be the only real impediment preventing the Hornets from effectively forming a young, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/predicting-starting-lineup-for-charlotte-hornets">exciting core this year</a>. LaMelo Ball, who has missed the majority of each of the last two seasons with an ankle injury, <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1840788752505180490" rel="noopener">is pumped up</a> about the prospect of playing an entire campaign with Brandon Miller and Miles Bridges. He is specifically looking forward to seeing them run wild in transition.</p><p>“Both of them jumping?” Ball said at Media Day on Monday, via ClutchPoints. “That’s definitely a scary fast break.” For a deft playmaker like the 23-year-old, having two dynamic athletes to lean on should be highly motivating. The league has not seen this trio at full force yet, but if Ball, Miller and Bridges all continue to develop as expected, defenses will have their hands full.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Both of them jumping? That’s definitely a scary fast break.”</p><p>LaMelo Ball says he’s excited to play with Miles Bridges and Brandon Miller this year 🔥</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryDonatien?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JerryDonatien</a>) <a href="https://t.co/gFp9m3Q5YN">pic.twitter.com/gFp9m3Q5YN</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1840788752505180490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>What will the Hornets be capable of in the next couple of years?</b></h2><p>Ball has proven himself capable as both a rim attacker and perimeter threat in the past. Miller has a potent combination of length and skill that should only be more apparent in his second season. And Bridges can impact the game in multiple ways. With these three talents leading the way, the Hornets are brimming with promise.</p><p>Though, it is up to former Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics assistant and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/takeaways-charles-lee-being-named-hornets-next-head-coach">first-year head coach Charles Lee</a> to help them reach their ceiling. That will obviously take time, but fans desperately want to see the foundation of a successful franchise reveal itself in 2024-25.</p><p>They also know better than to hastily board the hype train, however. Optimism and skepticism will continue to wrestle with one another in Charlotte until this franchise provides definitive evidence of a breakthrough.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ LaMelo Ball drops high-flying declaration on Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges duo

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);   ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-miles-bridges-earned-serious-cleveland-consideration-in-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Miles Bridges earned serious Cavs consideration in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cavs-news-Miles-Bridges-earned-serious-Cleveland-consideration-in-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Miles Bridges earned serious Cavs consideration in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-27T09:43:28-07:00">September 27th, 9:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-27T09:43:28-07:00">September 27th, 9:43am</time><address><a>Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers had, by all accounts, a very successful offseason. They managed to sign star guard Donovan Mitchell to a three-year contract extension and they also came to terms to a huge rookie extension with franchise cornerstone Evan Mobley. It may have taken them some time, but the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-how-cleveland-was-involved-with-last-espn-woj-bomb-before-retirement" rel="noopener">Cavs also managed to sign Isaac Okoro</a> to a new deal worth a reasonable amount.</p><p>However, the Cavs recognized that they may have needed a bit more firepower on both ends of the floor if they were to crack the upper-echelon of contending teams in the Eastern Conference. To that end, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/nba-rumors-cavs-team-to-watch-miles-bridges" rel="noopener">they seriously considered signing Miles Bridges</a> in free agency, although in the end, they did not have the financial capability to lure him away from the Charlotte Hornets, the team that re-signed Bridges on a three-year, $75 million deal.</p><p>Bridges, in an interview with Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer, revealed that the Cavs, along with the Los Angeles Clippers, <a href="https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article292866079.html" rel="noopener">legitimately entertained the idea</a> of adding him to the team.</p><p>“Yeah, the Clippers are a great organization. They wanted me, the (Cleveland) Cavaliers wanted me. But at the same time I was just trying to see what was the best fit for me, and what would make me and my family happy,” Bridges said.</p><p>In the end, the Cavs prioritized keeping Mitchell and Mobley for the long haul, as well as maintaining enough financial flexibility to retain Okoro over the splashy addition of Bridges. Bridges could have stepped in and become the starting small forward for the Cavs, giving them impressive size and athleticism in the frontcourt, but it would have stretched the Cavs’ finances too thin.</p><p>Passing up on the opportunity to sign Bridges may not be the worst outcome in the world for the Cavs. He may have averaged 21/7/3 last season on 46/35/83 shooting splits, but he comes with plenty of baggage due to his domestic violence issues that began in 2022. The Cavs should be a solid enough team even without Bridges, and it’s not as if he’ll be player that gets them over the hump.</p><h2>The Cavs will be alright without Miles Bridges</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Miles-Bridges-soars-to-the-basket.jpg"></figure><p>Miles Bridges would have given the Cavs another explosive scorer who can work with or without the basketball. At 6’7″, he possesses the ideal size for a wing — the position he would have played had he signed for Cleveland.</p><p>But even without Bridges, the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-gets-100-real-on-cleveland-expectations" rel="noopener">Cavs should be alright</a>. Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland figure to commandeer most of the touches for the team anyway, while Evan Mobley should be given the opportunity to spread his wings on the offensive end of the court, especially considering the team’s financial commitment to him moving forward.</p><p>What the Cavs need from a fifth starter is someone who can defend, space the floor, and do his job without much fuss. That makes Max Strus and Isaac Okoro the ideal fifth member of the starting lineup, as those two are workmanlike in the way they embrace their limited role in the offense.</p><p>Bridges would have been more ideal for the Clippers. For one, the Clippers have proven that they don’t exactly care about a player’s baggage off the court as long as they can contribute on the court. The signings of Josh Primo, Kai Jones, and Kevin Porter Jr. prove that. And the Clippers need another explosive scorer following the departure of Paul George, making Bridges a logical replacement.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Miles Bridges earned serious Cavs consideration in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-miles-bridges-roasted-on-social-media-for-viral-rap-video');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets Miles Bridges roasted on social media for viral rap video');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Hornets-news-Miles-Bridges-roasted-on-social-media-for-viral-rap-video.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets Miles Bridges roasted on social media for viral rap video</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-17T13:01:43-07:00">September 17th, 1:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-17T13:01:43-07:00">September 17th, 1:01pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Charlotte Hornets forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-re-signs-charlotte-75-million-deal">Miles Bridges set to return</a> for the 2024-25 season, he made headlines once again. Bridges released a freestyle under the RTB MB (‘Real Trench Baby’ Miles Bridges) “On The Radar” and it received quite a mix of reviews. </p><p>Comments poured in from everywhere. Some were supportive, and others… not so much. Multiple people posted memes dissing the rap, calling it trash. He mentioned a plethora of things within the rap. Bridges talked about gang activities regarding Ja Morant’s suspension. He also dissed former Hornets owner Michael Jackson.</p><p>Several of the comments under his video were expressing their disinterest in the 26-year-old’s rap career. Ever since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-criminal-charges-domestic-violence-case-dropped">Bridges’s 2022 case</a>, fans have turned their noses away from the former lottery pick. Listeners also linked Bridges’ bars about gang activities to the incidents that earned Ja Morant a suspension. People were bamboozled as to why he was rapping about a lifestyle he tried to escape.</p><p>People are still confused as to why Bridges raps about this. Also, it’s important to note that he started rapping again after he signed his three-year, $75 million contract with the Hornets. </p><h2><b>Will Miles Bridges’ rap video distract the Hornets?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Miles-Bridges-gets-roasted-for-rap-video.jpg"><figcaption>© Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s a possibility. After his domestic violence case, all kinds of stories circulated about Bridges. Not to mention, the Hornets haven’t made the playoffs since he was drafted. Regardless, his production is hard to deny. The former Michigan State forward averaged 21 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game with Charlotte. He also started in 67 of his 69 games throughout the season.</p><p>His mix of freakish athleticism, increased shot-creating, and scoring mentality make him a cornerstone for the Hornets. He and point guard LaMelo Ball have produced countless highlights together. Despite his pure talent, Bridges’ return can be a testament to his resilience and ability to learn from his mistakes.</p><p>Any kind of success this season is critical for his career, but also for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-responds-fan-domestic-abuse-denial">Bridges reshaping public perception</a> and regaining fan support. With fans drifting further and further away from Bridges due to his rap career, it could be the nail in the coffin if he doesn’t regain fan support.</p><p>Bridges has the talent to be a true force offensively. If he can balance both his rap and NBA career, in addition to regaining a positive public image, it could do wonders. Bridges is set to return to on-court action on November 17 after his suspension. In the meantime, the Hornets will be without their newly-paid forward to start the first month of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets Miles Bridges roasted on social media for viral rap video

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-miles-bridges-responds-fan-domestic-abuse-denial');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets’ Miles Bridges responds to fan with domestic abuse denial');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Miles-Bridges-responds-to-fan-with-domestic-abuse-denial.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets’ Miles Bridges responds to fan with domestic abuse denial</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-21T06:45:29-07:00">July 21st, 6:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-21T06:45:29-07:00">July 21st, 6:45am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miles Bridges <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-re-signs-charlotte-75-million-deal">re-signed</a> with the Charlotte Hornets earlier this offseason on a three-year, $75 million deal, and seemingly all was well for the talented forward after some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-criminal-charges-domestic-violence-case-dropped">troubling times</a>. Unfortunately, he appears to have gotten himself in some more hot water with his latest social media activity.</p><p>It all started with a simple enough post on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday night where Bridges simply said he was excited for the upcoming season. A user quickly responded by labeling Bridges an <a href="https://x.com/boberic69/status/1814826693263036781" rel="noopener">abuser</a> due to his domestic violence case from 2022.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">OK abuser</p><p>— Peanut 🥜 (@boberic69) <a href="https://twitter.com/boberic69/status/1814826693263036781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Rather than ignoring it, Bridges responded by saying he never abused anyone. Another user <a href="https://x.com/irony3491958274/status/1814879533524525369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1814879533524525369%7Ctwgr%5Ee78d9999153c54936eed40280c6f33c5795b0aa7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D2945404action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">replied with a photo</a> of Mychelle Johnson, Bridges’ former girlfriend who accused him of domestic violence, that shows her injuries from the alleged incident.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">then who did this? <a href="https://t.co/U57VqDsq8W">pic.twitter.com/U57VqDsq8W</a></p><p>— irony (@irony3491958274) <a href="https://twitter.com/irony3491958274/status/1814879533524525369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bridges doubled down on his previous statement by implying that Johnson simply had acne and a failed lip filler procedure. However, he ended up <a href="https://x.com/BronGotGame/status/1814898198726521119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1814898198726521119%7Ctwgr%5E4bfc06b66762f3e91379bf32e3037e433f13a679%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D2945404action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">deleting that post</a>, although he has left the previous one up where he denies committing any sort of abuse at the time of this posting.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">Bro😭😭 <a href="https://t.co/lSpudTxnUe">pic.twitter.com/lSpudTxnUe</a></p><p>— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) <a href="https://twitter.com/BronGotGame/status/1814898198726521119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Miles Bridges’ domestic violence case</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Miles-Bridges-of-the-Hornets.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Back in 2022, Bridges was arrested in Los Angeles for felony domestic violence before he got released on $130,000 bond. He eventually pled no contest to this charge, and was sentenced to three years probation as a result. Bridges was suspended by the NBA for 30 games as a result of this case, but after he missed the entire 2022-23 campaign, the league reduced it to ten games, and he made his return to action for the Hornets this past season.</p><p>The past few years have certainly been rocky for Bridges, and while appears to be attempting to put the past behind him, he got sucked into this argument on social media, which wasn’t exactly a good look for him. Bridges will be trying to prove the Hornets right for handing him his new deal this offseason, but it’s safe to say this incident has made it so that things have gotten off to a fairly poor start.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
16.8	6.9	3.0	0.5	0.6

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
16.8	6.9	3.0	0.5	0.6

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