NBA suspends Miles Bridges 30 games, 20 of which he already served

The NBA suspended Charlotte Hornets restricted free agent forward Miles Bridges for a total of 10 games in the 2023-24 season — if he signs with a team by then — without pay for his role in a 2022 felony domestic violence incident against the mother of his two children.

The NBA announced the suspension Friday, noting that it was a 30-game penalty but that the league deemed that Bridges, who did not sign a contract for the 2022-23 season, has already served 20 games.

The 25-year-old Bridges pleaded no contest on Nov. 3 to a felony domestic violence charge of injuring a child's parent and was sentenced to three years of probation, but no jail time, as part of a deal with prosecutors. The no-contest plea meant Bridges was accepting the conviction and punishment without formally admitting guilt.

Bridges was accused of assaulting his then-girlfriend in front of their two children in May. He was arrested June 29 by Los Angeles police and released on $130,000 bond. In July, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon's office filed three felony charges against Bridges, who initially pleaded not guilty to all three. As part of the plea agreement in November, two of the felony charges were dropped.

The dismissed counts were charges of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death. The DA's July news release said the children were present for the alleged assault, but it did not otherwise specify what the child abuse counts stemmed from.

As part of his probation, Bridges is required to complete 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling and 52 weeks of parenting classes, serve 100 hours of community service and undergo weekly narcotics testing with marijuana allowed only if there is