Disturbing allegation behind shock NBA axing

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The San Antonio Spurs' stunning merchandise of young defender Josh Primo came aft aggregate alleged instances of him exposing himself to women, according to an ESPN report.

San Antonio's determination to waive the talented teen stunned the NBA connected Saturday, with the determination coming conscionable implicit a twelvemonth aft selecting him with the No.12 prime successful the draft.

According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, 1 of the women progressive is a erstwhile Spurs employee. She has hired the aforesaid lawyer that represented aggregate women successful intersexual misconduct lawsuits against prima NFL backmost Deshaun Watson.

Primo had averaged 7.0 points successful 4 games this play portion battling insignificant injuries.

After the Spurs announced the determination with nary explanation, the 19-year-old provided a connection to ESPN.

“I cognize that you each are amazed by today's announcement,” helium said. "I've been seeking assistance to woody with erstwhile trauma I suffered and volition present instrumentality this clip to absorption connected my intelligence wellness attraction much fully.

“I anticipation to beryllium capable to sermon these issues successful the aboriginal truthful I tin assistance others who person suffered successful a akin way. I admit privateness astatine this time.”

Before Primo released his statement, Spurs Sports & Entertainment CEO RC Buford said: “It is our anticipation that, successful the agelong run, this determination volition service the champion involvement of some the organisation and Joshua."

San Antonio manager Gregg Popovich arrived a fractional hr aft his scheduled pregame media league and lone minutes aft the Spurs released the connection connected Primo's waiver.

“We’re going to instrumentality by what we told you,” Popovich said.

Primo averaged 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists successful his rookie play with the Spurs aft playing 1 play astatine Alabama. He started 18 games, and astatine 18 years, 300 days became the youngest subordinate successful league past to look successful an NBA crippled aft going to college.

Primo missed astir of this preseason with an MCL sprain. San Antonio exercised the third-year squad enactment connected the Canadian conscionable 2 weeks ago.

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