Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey will not face charges following a Newport Beach (Calif.) Police Department investigation into allegations that Giddey had an inappropriate relationship with a potential minor, a PD official told The Athletic.
Newport Beach Police Department officials said they were unable to corroborate the allegations. The NBA has not completed its review of the allegations into Giddey, a league source said.
Giddey declined to comment on the matter in November, when the NBA said it was looking into the allegations.
“I understand the question, obviously,” the 21-year-old Giddey said. “No further comment right now.”
NBA commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN in December that the league was holding off on any punishment for Giddey until it knew the results of an investigation as it waited for Newport Beach PD to complete theirs.
“Where there is a criminal investigation, we take a back seat,” he said. “So you have an allegation, you have an ongoing criminal investigation. That impacts how the players and the Player’s Association can work with us because of course the player needs to protect his rights. I’m not going to say never ever, but this is the path we have consistently followed … that’s where things currently stand.”
The No. 6 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Giddey is averaging 11.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 39 games for Oklahoma City this season.
TMZ first reported news that the police investigation had concluded.
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