While the investigation continues over Josh Giddey and his recent off-court incident, there has been endless amounts of drama online. The young point guard has been trying to keep his head in the game, but the allegations haven’t yet gotten off the minds of fans. A couple of weeks ago, Giddey was accused of entertaining a relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Legally, this case can never be accepted across most parts of the world.
The investigation into Josh Giddey regarding allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a minor has encountered difficulties
The alleged teenage girl and her family are refusing to cooperate with authorities
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The Oklahoma City Thunder player hasn’t said much about the incident and doesn’t intend on going public about it. But fans have been blasting the NBA to remove him from their roster of players. According to the legal system in the United States, Giddey could be in major trouble. However, there have been a couple of videos and claims being circulated on the internet stating Josh’s innocence. But he will remain under scrutiny until proven guilty.
Josh Giddey’s Hollywood lookalike Timothée Chalamet was spotted with Adam Silver at Las Vegas
For several days, fans have been urging the NBA to take a look into the issue. And considering the vast variety of guidelines players are compelled to follow, the league was left with no choice but to put their heads into it. Lately, there have been several issues that the NBA and Commissioner Adam Silver have had to deal with, but this might be a first of its kind after a very long time. Recently, the NBA concluded its In-Season Tournament event.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Josh Giddey having a conversation at Vegas
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OKC had strong chances of winning the entire game but they didn’t fare well during the tournament matchups. Unfortunately, OKC was torched out by the end of the group stages ranking fourth amongst West Group C teams. During the tournament finals held in Las Vegas, Silver was spotted with someone who was mistaken for Josh Giddey. His Hollywood lookalike, Timothée Chalamet was spotted having a conversation with the commissioner. Giddey famously goes by the moniker of “Himothée Chalamet” as they have striking similarities in facial features.
Adam Silver and the NBA decided to take a step back in Josh Giddey’s legal situation
It took a while before Silver addressed the NBA’s involvement in Josh Giddey’s case. Recently, he addressed the issue saying, “I think if you look back, I can’t think of many circumstances where we’ve suspended a player based on an allegation alone. In this case, we have an allegation and then you have a police investigation and a parallel league investigation.” He also claimed that the league often takes a step back from criminal cases such as this.
“There’s an ongoing criminal investigation, Newport police opened up that investigation, notified us. We then take a back seat and that’s where things currently stand.” The girl, Liv Cook’s parents have refused to collaborate with the local authorities, presumably for privacy reasons. However, Giddey isn’t safe under any circumstance considering how strict the laws are under statutory r*pe.