The Charlotte Hornets had a defensive meltdown on Wednesday night as they had no shot at slowing down the Atlanta Hawks in their 132-103 Play-In loss.
Hornets forward Miles Bridges had a meltdown of his own as he was ejected midway through the fourth quarter after receiving his second technical foul. Bridges strongly disagreed with a foul call and charged the official, being held back by his teammates before hitting the showers.
On his way towards the tunnel, Bridges didn’t appreciate the taunting of one fan who was leaning over the railing and threw his mouthpiece in that direction, instead hitting a female fan in the head.
Bridges spoke about the incident following the loss:
“I was upset about a call. A couple of calls really. And I let my temper get the best of me. That was definitely the wrong thing to do by throwing my mouthpiece. I was aiming for the guy that was screaming at me and it hit a little girl,” Bridges said. “So that’s definitely unacceptable on my part and I take full responsibility. I’m ready for any consequence that the NBA gives me. That’s on me.”
Bridges also took to Twitter following the game to voice his apologies and attempt to get in contact with the fan that he hit with the mouthpiece.
See the Bridges’ tweet and the video below.
Somebody get me in contact with the young lady. That’s unacceptable. https://t.co/MlLZjMgcBF
— Miles Bridges (@MilesBridges) April 14, 2022
