The Charlotte Hornets have waived former first-spherical decide Kai Jones, in response to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). The crew confirmed the information in a press release.
Jones, the No. 19 general decide within the 2021 draft, has been absent from the Hornets with no set return date because of private causes.
This resolution was prompted by the 22-yr-previous’s peculiar social media exercise, the place he criticized some teammates by means of tweets and movies.
Jones had restricted affect in his first two skilled seasons, averaging 2.7 factors and a couple of.0 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per recreation over 67 appearances.
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