Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges (0) is restrained by P.J. Washington (25) and others as he argues with an official after being charged with a foul during the second half of the team’s NBA play-in basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in Atlanta. Bridges was ejected. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NBA has fined Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges $50,000 for throwing his mouthpiece into the crowd after being ejected from Wednesday night’s play-in loss to the Hawks in Atlanta.
Bridges was being heckled as he left the floor through the tunnel heading back to the locker room.
He threw his mouthpiece, hitting a young female.
Bridges apologized after the game and again following his exit interview in Charlotte saying he deserved any punishment the league handed down.
