According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the NBA has suspended former San Antonio Spurs guard Josh Primo for four games following an investigation into the allegations made against him nearly a year ago. The Spurs waived Primo last year around the time the allegations were made.
Former Spurs clinical psychologist Dr. Hillary Cauthen filed a civil lawsuit against Primo and the Spurs organization. She claimed Primo exposed himself to her multiple times, and the team ignored her repeated reports of the incidents. She claimed Primo exposed himself to her nine different times, but when she reported it to the Spurs, they ignored her and lessened her role with the organization.
Wojnarowski unveiled that the league determined Primo’s behavior to be inappropriate and offensive, though the former Spurs guard continues to state that the incidents were unintentional.
“NBA probe found Primo ‘engaged in inappropriate and offensive behavior by exposing himself to women. Primo maintains that his conduct was not intentional, and the league did not find evidence that he engaged in any sexual or other misconduct apart from these brief exposures.,'” Wojnarowski tweeted.
Primo would serve his four-game suspension should he sign with an NBA team, as he is currently a free agent.
The Spurs drafted Primo with the 12th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, and he played two seasons for the club, appearing in 50 games his rookie year and just four his sophomore season.
In his 54 total appearances with the Spurs, Primo averaged 5.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 37.2% from the field and 30.2% from behind the three-point line.
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