{"id":438741,"date":"2023-10-25T06:25:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T06:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=438741"},"modified":"2023-10-25T06:25:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T06:25:49","slug":"charles-barkley-presses-adam-silver-to-answer-on-domestic-violence-cases-in-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/charles-barkley-presses-adam-silver-to-answer-on-domestic-violence-cases-in-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley Presses Adam Silver To Answer On Domestic Violence Cases In NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday night&#8217;s pregame show, TNT analyst and basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley asked pointed questions about the NBA&#8217;s response to a string of player-related incidents, urging commissioner Adam Silver to take tougher action against domestic abuse in the sport.<\/p>\n<h2>Charles Barkley Presses Adam Silver To Answer On Domestic Violence Cases In NBA<\/h2>\n<p>Before the Lakers&#8217; game against the Nuggets in Denver, the team had a conversation with Silver about one of the more concerning problems facing the league. The former <a href=\"http:\/\/NBA.com\">NBA<\/a> centre made this inquiry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Charles Barkley asks Adam Silver about the domestic violence issues within the NBA  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dhU73K4MGO\">pic.twitter.com\/dhU73K4MGO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1716949754838741005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Barkley questioned Silver over claims of domestic abuse made against a number of the league&#8217;s active players before they moved to a commercial break. Regarding the reason Hornets forward Miles Bridges received a reduced ban for his domestic abuse incident earlier in the summer, Silver had a troubling response.<\/p>\n<p>Barkley has attacked Silver&#8217;s stance on domestic abuse in the NBA on previous occasions. That&#8217;s what he&#8217;s stated since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/nga131313\/status\/1716950781251698855<\/p>\n<p>In response, Silver stated the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s an area where we\u2019re not looking to compete against other leagues. \u2026 Our players\u2019 association, credit to them, this wasn\u2019t adversarial. We put in place a new program for how we deal with, first of all, accusations of domestic violence even before they are prosecuted. Part of it goes to training of our players, counseling of our players to make sure they understand during high-stress situations, never resort to violence against anyone. We\u2019re addressing. We have state of the art counseling professionals dealing with our players. But of course, if a \u00a0guy does cross the line, the consequences are enormous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barkley&#8217;s line of inquiry coincides with a number of prominent NBA player instances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Charles Barkley pressed NBA commissioner Adam Silver on the league&#39;s uptick in domestic violence cases.<\/p>\n<p>It was the type of question you rarely hear from the soft, player-friendly NBA media.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ff24JSz1WF\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ff24JSz1WF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XT4f8Sbl7R\">pic.twitter.com\/XT4f8Sbl7R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OutKick (@Outkick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outkick\/status\/1716983069138391361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Miles Bridges, a forward for the Hornets, handed himself in to the police earlier in October, according to a January arrest warrant for violating a protective order related to a domestic abuse case from 2022.<\/p>\n<p>A felony summons was issued by the Mecklenburg County (NC) Sheriff&#8217;s Office, alleging that Bridges hurled pool table balls at his ex-girlfriend&#8217;s car when exchanging custody.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Megan Rapinoe\u00a0Raises Funds For Gaza, Stays Silent On Israel\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/megan-rapinoe-raises-funds-for-gaza-stays-silent-on-israel\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Megan Rapinoe\u00a0Raises Funds For Gaza, Stays Silent On Israel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday night&#8217;s pregame show, TNT analyst and basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley asked pointed questions about the NBA&#8217;s response to a string of player-related incidents, urging commissioner Adam Silver to take tougher action against domestic abuse in the sport. 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