Miles Bridges lost his cool during their loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. But the Charlotte Hornets forward quickly wanted to make amends.
With the Hornets facing an insurmountable lead in the fourth quarter, Bridges was ejected after picking up his second technical and was seen throwing his mouthpiece at an unsuspecting Hawks fan.
A frustrated Miles Bridges threw his mouthpiece after his second technical foul and hit a young Hawks fan.pic.twitter.com/NR8mLBM80i
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 14, 2022
But not long after, the Hornets star called himself out over his “unacceptable” actions via Twitter.
“Somebody get me in contact with the young lady. That’s unacceptable,” said Miles Bridges on his personal account.
Somebody get me in contact with the young lady. That’s unacceptable. https://t.co/MlLZjMgcBF
— Miles Bridges (@MilesBridges) April 14, 2022
Tempers flare during moments of passion like this. While his actions still weren’t commendable in the slightest, the fact that he was willing to take full responsibility right away is at least the right step to take afterwards.
It’s easy to see why Miles Bridges got so frustrated. The Hornets were already coming off a 27-point blowout loss in the Play-In tournament last season and now history repeats itself in their 29-point drubbing at the hands of Trae Young’s Hawks.
Bridges didn’t play up to his usual standard either, finishing with just 12 points after turning into a 20-point scorer during the regular season with some faint All-Star buzz earlier on.