Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Credit Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

The NBA announced a $50,000 fine for Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday, one day after he threw his mouthpiece into the stands.

Miles Bridges

Miles  Bridges
Miles  Bridges
MIN: 35.39
PTS: 20.04 (55.78%)
REB: 6.94
As: 3.75
ST: 0.91
BL: 0.84
TO: 1.88
GM: 81

Bridges apologized after the incident in which his mouthpiece struck a young fan. He threw it after receiving two technical fouls in the fourth quarter.

The Hornets went on to lose 132-103 against the host Atlanta Hawks in an Eastern Conference play-in game.

A fan taunted Bridges on his way to the locker room, and he responded by throwing the mouthpiece in the fan's direction. But it hit a girl two seats over instead.

"I was aiming for the guy that was screaming at me and it hit a little girl," Bridges said. "So that's definitely unacceptable on my part and I take full responsibility."

"That's out of character for me. You've been around me; I don't act like that or ever flash out like that. So that was definitely wrong, a lot of emotions and hopefully, I can get in contact with the young girl and sincerely apologize to her and do something nice for her, but that's definitely on me."

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Miles Bridges

Miles  Bridges
Team: Charlotte Hornets
Position: SF, SG
Age: 24
Height: 201 cm
Weight: 102 kg
Birth place: Michigan, United States of America