Hornets' Miles Bridges turned away at Canadian border ahead of game against Raptors: reports

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Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges ran into problems when he tried to enter Canada for a recent game against the Toronto Raptors, according to multiple reports. 

Shortly before Monday's game started, the Hornets said Bridges was "not with the team." 

He did not play in Charlotte's 114-99 loss to the Raptors. 

Bridges' past legal issues appeared to have created complications, and he ended up being turned away at the border, ESPN reported. Bridges previously pleaded no contest to a felony charge of injuring a child's parent. He made the plea deal to avoid jail time.

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Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets reacts during a game against the Washington Wizards at Spectrum Center Nov. 22, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)

In April, the NBA announced Bridges would serve a 30-game suspension. The league credited Bridges with 20 games served after he sat out for the entire 2022-23 season. He then missed the first 10 games of this season.

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Hornets coach Steve Clifford would not comment on the reason for Bridges’ absence when he spoke to reporters before Monday’s game.

Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets walks onto the court prior to a game against the Atlanta Hawks during the 2022 Play-In Tournament April 13, 2022, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. (Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images)

"The only thing I'm going to say is neither Miles nor (rookie center Nathan Mensah from Ghana) will be here with us tonight," Clifford said. "That's all I'm going to say."

Bridges is serving