The NBA has suspended restricted free agent forward Miles Bridges for 30 games regarding a 2022 domestic violence and child abuse incident involving his ex-wife and two children.

The league announced the suspension on Friday, stating the 25-year-old never signed a contract during the 2022-2023 season, with 20 games already served. He will also miss 10 games for the 2023-2024 season, which concludes the 30-game penalty, according to ESPN.

As Blavity reported, Bridges was accused of assaulting his ex-wife, Mychelle Johnson, in front of their children, Ace Miles, 4, and Aylä Marie, 2, in June 2022.

The 25-year-old was arrested in Los Angeles just one day before he was expected to sign a $173 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets.

Bridges was released on a $130,000 bond and pleaded no contest to a felony domestic violence charge of injuring a child’s parent and was sentenced to three years of probation.

Two days later, Johnson shared the disturbing photos of her injuries to her Instagram account and condemned the hoop star for his actions.

“I’ve allowed someone to destroy my home, abuse me in every way possible and traumatize our kids for life. I have nothing to prove to the world, but I won’t allow anyone who could do something so horrible to have no remorse and paint a picture of something I’m not,” Johnson wrote in the caption of the since-deleted post. “I won’t allow the people around him to continue to silence me and continue to lie to protect this person.”

She went public following a video of her son recounting what he witnessed during the ordeal.

After conducting an investigation into the incident, the NBA released a statement regarding Bridges’ punishment.

“The NBA conducted its own investigation into this matter, reviewing all available materials and interviewing numerous third-party witnesses, as well as the parties involved,” the league said in an official statement. “The NBA also consulted with a group of domestic violence experts who provide the league with guidance in such cases. The 30-game suspension is based on all facts and circumstances of this matter and considers the conduct and its result, as well as the outcome of the criminal matter, among other factors.”

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