What did Josh Giddey do?
Officially, nothing. The NBA is looking into allegations that the Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey had an improper relationship with an underage girl; the investigation of which was confirmed by the league on Friday, November 24, 2023. No charges have been laid and there is no police involvement.
In a since-deleted post, an anonymous social media user said a girl, who is seen with Giddey in videos and photographs, was a high school junior at the time. The social media account that originally shared the images has since been deactivated and Giddey has disabled comments on his Instagram page.
Giddey declined to comment when prompted by reporters at a press conference that day. “I understand the question obviously, but there’s no further comment right now,” Giddey said. “I get the question guys, I completely understand you guys want to know about it. Just for right now, I don’t have anything to say.”
Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault confirmed that Giddey would continue to be eligible to play while the NBA investigated. “Available to play. Will play. No change in status from a basketball standpoint,” Daigneault said, per CBS Sports. “Still, I have no comment on anything else. Just with the information that we have at this point, that’s the decision that we’ve made. It’s really not even a decision, to be honest with you.” Regarding the investigation, Daigneault added, “It’s obviously a league matter at this point, the ball’s in their court on that.”
Photos began circulating on X—formerly Twitter—on the evening of November 23, 2023, showing Giddey in multiple locations with the alleged girl in question. In one video, Giddey is supposedly talking to the girl’s brother, in which he says: “I’m here with your beautiful sister. Good luck for your season, I hear you’re going to Sacramento soon for a game so best of luck. We’re going to come up and watch you take care of business.”
In another video, where she appears to be standing in the background outside a nightclub, Giddey says over the phone: “What’s up my man? We’re at the front of the club, me and my girl, about to head back to mine.” There are also photos of him posing shirtless with the alleged girl standing in front of him. To be clear again: no charges have been laid against Giddey and there is no police involvement at this time.
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