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NBA suspends Canadian Joshua Primo 4 games for exposing himself to women

The NBA suspended former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo on Friday for four games without pay for conduct detrimental to the league.

Mississauga, Ont., native says inappropriate conduct was unintentional

A basketball player in a black jersey looks on.
Former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo, seen above in 2022, was suspended four games without pay for conduct detrimental to the league on Friday. (AJ Mast/The Associated Press)

The NBA suspended former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo on Friday for four games without pay for conduct detrimental to the league.

League investigators said that Primo, of Mississauga, Ont., engaged in inappropriate behaviour by exposing himself to women. Primo insists his conduct was not intentional, the league said, and investigators found no evidence that he engaged in any misconduct apart from the brief exposures.

Nonetheless, the NBA said his behaviour does not conform to league standards and warrants discipline.

Primo, a 20-year-old Canadian who spent one college season at Alabama, has not played in the NBA since the Spurs terminated his contract last October. The Spurs chose him with the 12th overall pick in the 2021 draft.

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