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Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was accused of violating a protective order by threatening the mother of his children.
The woman accused Bridges of throwing billiard balls at her vehicle — shattering the windshield and leaving dents — during a custody exchange, according to a criminal summons issued Wednesday.
The pair’s children were in the car.
Bridges’ girlfriend also yelled and kicked the vehicle while the children were inside, the summons says. Bridges, 25, allegedly told the victim that if she went to the police he would “take everything from her and withhold child support,” according to the document.
Representatives for Bridges did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The incident happened Friday on Oct. 6 but wasn’t reported until Tuesday, according to NBC affiliate WCNC of Charlotte, North Carolina.
The summons accuses Bridges of violating a domestic violence protective order, misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal property. He is expected to appear in court Nov. 13.
An arrest warrant was also issued for Bridges on Jan. 2. A spokesperson for the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office said the warrant is not related to the criminal summons.
The Hornets told WCNC that it was “aware of the reports and are in the process of gathering more information.”
The allegations come more than a year after Bridges was arrested and accused of assaulting a girlfriend in front of their two children in June 2022. He initially pleaded not guilty but later changed his plea to no contest and was sentenced to three years probation.
After that court case, Bridges was suspended without pay for the first 30 games of the 2023-24 season, with 20 games credited. He will still miss the first 10 games of the coming season.
Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.
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