Former Spurs guard Josh Primo was suspended for four games by the NBA last year after being accused of exposing himself to women within the NBA.
The NBA classifies Primo’s suspension as “harmful conduct.” According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
“Primo allegedly exposed himself to women on multiple occasions,” Wojnarowski wrote.
The Spurs selected Primo 12th overall out of Alabama in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft.
Primo played in 50 games as a rookie, starting 16.
The Spurs abruptly fired Primo after four games last season, when the allegations were about to become public, about 10 months after he was first accused.
Performance psychologist Dr. Hilary Causen claimed that Primo exposed himself to her numerous times.
Dr. Cosen retained attorney Tony Buzbee, who represented Deshaun Watson’s accusers in a civil suit against the star quarterback, to file a lawsuit against the Spurs.
“Rather than anything being done about it, they kept calling her to do sessions with Mr. Primo and of course the other athletes,” Buzbee said last November.
“But unfortunately, this behavior continued to occur and actually escalated.”
The lawsuit was settled later that month.
Primo apparently blames the situation on a wardrobe mishap.
TMZ reported last November, “People close to Primo maintain that he never intentionally exposed his private parts, and if anything was visible at any time, it was technically a basketball game.” It was a wardrobe malfunction caused by lying on the sofa wearing underwear.”
Primo issued a statement after his release, citing mental health reasons, before the charges were revealed.
“While I have sought help to deal with trauma in my past, I will now take this opportunity to focus more on my mental health treatment,” the statement read, according to ESPN.
“We hope to be able to discuss these issues in the future and help others who may be struggling as well. We respect your privacy at this time.”
The four-game suspension appears to offer Primo a path to restarting his NBA career in the short term, if a team is willing to give him a chance.
