Charlotte Hornets guard Jeffrey Taylor was arrested back in September following a domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend and another male. Taylor was immediately deactivated by the Hornets while the investigation continued, and Taylor eventually avoided jail by pleading not guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence and malicious destruction of property related to bashing his girlfriend’s head into a hotel room wall, which also caused damage to the room. Today, Adam Silver doled out the NBA’s punishment for Taylor: a 24-game suspension.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver announces he has suspended the Hornets’ Jeffery Taylor 24 games over domestic violence incident.
— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) November 19, 2014
For those wondering how 24 games equates in NFL terms, Grantland’s Bill Barnwell has done the math already:
=about 4.7 NFL games RT @WojYahooNBA: After domestic violence incident, NBA has suspended Charlotte’s Jeff Taylor for 24 games, league says.
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) November 19, 2014
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