Oh boy. This isn’t what you want from your rookie if you are the Hornets. Especially if your rookie has personal issues while in college leading many to think of him as a huge risk.
Charlotte’s rookie P.J. Hairston got into a tussle during a pickup game in North Carolina which led to him punching a prep senior according to Yahoo! Sports.
Hornets rookie PJ Hairston got into a minor altercation with a prep senior in a pickup game in Durham,NC,today his agent confirmed to Yahoo
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) July 7, 2014
Hairston punched Northern Durham High sr. forward Kentrell Barkley after the latter threw a punch first, Hairston’s agent Juan Morrow said.
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) July 7, 2014
P.J. and the Hornets will need to address this behavior soon. Hairston had character issues while at UNC and had to spend some time in the D-League before making the jump to the NBA Draft.
The Hornets released the following statement regarding Hairston’s incident:
Hornets issued statement they are "aware of an incident this afternoon involving P.J. Hairston:"
— Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) July 7, 2014
Hornets "in process of gathering additional information and will have no further comment at this time."
— Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) July 7, 2014
This is not how you want to start your NBA career and if P.J. continues this behavior in the league, his time as a pro will be severely limited.
(h/t Sports Kings)
