The NBA on Friday announced that former San Antonio Spurs player and current free agent guard Josh Primo has been suspended for four games, for conduct they say is “detrimental to the league.”
Primo, the No. 12 overall pick by the Silver and Black in the 2021 NBA Draft, was released by the Spurs suddenly on Oct. 31 2022, before a game versus the Chicago Bulls. He has not played in the league since.
The NBA said in a press release that they conducted their own investigation and consulted with various experts before determining that Primo “engaged in inappropriate and offensive behavior by exposing himself to women”.
KSAT 12 reported in 2022 that former Spurs performance psychologist Dr. Hillary Cauthen filed a lawsuit, alleging that Primo exposed himself to her nine times during private sessions with him. She later agreed to settle the lawsuit that she filed against the team and dropped her lawsuit against Primo in November of 2022.
In the lawsuit, Cauthen claimed that she first told Spurs management about the incidents in January of 2022, but she said no action was taken.
The NBA’s statement said that Primo contends his conduct was not intentional and that the NBA did not find any evidence that he engaged in any other sexual or other misconduct apart from those exposures.
Primo was waived by the Spurs just four games into the season. A statement released by the Spurs said the release would “serve the best interest of both the organization and Joshua,” while Primo released a statement saying he was dealing with “previous trauma” and focusing on his mental health.
The 6-foot-6 inch shooting guard out of the University of Alabama averaged 5.9 points per game in 54 games played, with 16 total starts with the Spurs.
A video has recently surfaced on social media of him scrimmaging with other NBA players, possibly in an attempt at a potential comeback to the league.
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— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) September 29, 2023
