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Hornets’ Miles Bridges Hits 16-Year-Old Female Fan With Mouthpiece After Ejection

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 25: Miles Bridges #0 of the Charlotte Hornets reacts after dunking against the Boston Celtics during the first half of their game at Spectrum Center on October 25, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Following his ejection from the 132-103 loss to the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night, Hornets F Miles Bridges struck a young fan with his mouthpiece as he exited the court.

He later called his actions “unacceptable,” though the damage had been done.

The fourth-year player was whistled for a goaltending call on De’Andre Hunter midway through the fourth quarter and went after ref James Williams, who quickly doled out two technical fouls.

As he headed to the locker room, a Hawks fan yelled at him which led to him turning around and throwing his mouthpiece. The projectile hit a 16-year-old nearby fan in the shoulder.

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“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. … That’s out of character for me. You’ve been around me; I don’t act like that or ever flash out like that. So that was definitely wrong, a lot of emotions and hopefully I can get in contact with the young girl and sincerely apologize to her and do something nice for her, but that’s definitely on me.”