Tim MacMahon, ESPN Personnel Scribbler
Police in Newport Seaside, California, is not going to pursue fees towards Oklahoma City Thunder preserve Josh Giddey nearest endmost an investigation into allegations that he had an mistaken courting with an underage woman, consistent with a commentary the area excepted Wednesday night time.
“After a thorough and exhaustive examination, we have completed our investigation into information that was circulating on social media involving Josh Giddey,” the commentary learn. “Our detectives have reviewed all of the available information and were unable to corroborate any criminal activity related to Mr. Giddey.”
The allegations towards Giddey surfaced on social media in overdue November. In a since-deleted put up, an nameless social media person stated a woman who’s viewable with Giddey in movies and images was once a highschool juvenile on the year. The social media account has since been deactivated.
The Newport Beach police opened an investigation days nearest the allegations surfaced, freeing a commentary on Nov. 29 that stated, partly, that the area was once “actively seeking additional information related to these allegations and pursuing all leads and evidence to obtain the facts of the case.”
NBA commissioner Adam Silver stated in early December that the league office’s investigation would “take a back seat” to the Newport Seaside police’s procedure.
“Generally, we will work with law enforcement to the extent they will share with us the information they have,” Silver stated all through his Las Vegas information convention ahead of the NBA’s in-season match ultimate. “We can learn from that. We gather whatever information is available to us, in working alongside a police department in this case, or a D.A. As long as they say that we are not interfering with their investigation, we do what we can at the same time. But generally, we fall in behind any investigation and then go from there.”
Giddey, 21, has declined to remark concerning the allegations. In overdue November, Oklahoma Town lecturer Mark Daigneault has referred to the allegations as a “personal matter” and declined additional remark alternative than announcing the group made the verdict for Giddey to proceed enjoying in accordance with the information the Thunder have.
Giddey, who has been robotically booed in street video games because the allegations surfaced, is averaging 11.8 issues, 6.1 rebounds and four.6 assists consistent with recreation for the 27-13 Thunder.
