The Miles Bridges conversation in Phoenix is no longer just about fit on the floor. It’s about everything that comes with him, and on a day when the Suns Summer League team is set to play tonight, the off-court noise only got louder.
The latest round of concern came after TMZ Sports reported new legal documents tied to Bridges and Mychelle. According to TMZ Sports, Mychelle is facing a misdemeanor charge in North Carolina for allegedly throwing water on Miles during a custody exchange, “dousing him in full view of their children.”
In the documents, Miles said the incident happened during a June 22 custody exchange. He claimed Mychelle “threw water on me in front of the kids and said she’ll do it again if we argued.”
Miles also said he asked her why she did it, and that she told him it was because they were arguing. He added that he’s “scared for my kid’s safety.”
This is not the first time the legal situation has followed Bridges. Earlier this year, he was granted a temporary restraining order against Mychelle after saying she was cyberstalking him and showed up to one of his games in an effort to mess with his car. Mychelle denied those claims.
Miles described Mychelle as being on a “deliberate campaign of terror” to ruin his life, and the court ordered her to stay away from him.
Mychelle has also pushed back in her own filings. She said Miles filed criminal charges against her over the water incident in order to harass her and get her arrested so she would be taken away from their kids. She also alleged that Miles tried to run her over with a golf cart during a custody exchange, which she says led to her throwing water.
In her response, Mychelle said Miles keeps filing “false, frivolous” motions as part of an effort to remove their children from her care.
The Phoenix Suns had no comment at this time, according to Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic.
That’s where things stand now: a basketball move that may make sense on paper, but one that has already dragged a franchise trying to reset its culture back into a messy public spotlight. The Suns knew the trade carried baggage, though it is still not finalized. And every new development only sharpens the scrutiny around Bridges, the team, and the people around them.
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