Jabari Bird arrested

[csfansince60s]

Very disappointed.

Was a big fan.

Was in a great situation here, blessed with a great coaching staff, organization, teammates and fans, with his buddy Jaylen there to guide him.

It eludes me how some of these athletes who have the world by the balls compared to 99% of the population just fritter it away.

Sad for him....liked the kid.

[JHTruth]

Well that was a pretty short Celtics career. Worst of luck if guilty

[JHTruth]

Pathetic how many media members wrote puff pieces on this fringe roster guy while writing endless stories about RW3 losing his wallet or missing a media call

[Roy H.]

Any ramifications on the salary cap for dumping him?

The first year of his contract is guaranteed, so unless we trade him, we’re stuck paying him and will have his salary count against the cap / luxury tax.

[Birdman]

Idiot!! Dont care who u are, u never hit a woman or kid!! If he did do it, release him!!!

[BringToughnessBack]

One thing to have an argument and it is a completely different to kidnap and strangle someone..yikes.

Hope he gets the help he needs. Mental Health issues are no joke- especially if bipolar or something else that has psychotic tendencies.

[Kuberski33]

Idiot!! Dont care who u are, u never hit a woman or kid!! If he did do it, release him!!!

What if Tatum did it - would you be saying the same thing?  My point is we only really know these guys from the few hours a week we see them on the court.  Off the court...let's just say having a specific set of skills that can make you lots of money doesn't necessarily mean you're a good guy to boot. 

[hpantazo]

Idiot!! Dont care who u are, u never hit a woman or kid!! If he did do it, release him!!!

What if Tatum did it - would you be saying the same thing?

Yes. If he did what he's accused of, there should be zero tolerance for that, unless he has legitimate mental health issues that he needs to get help for.

[tonydelk]

Any ramifications on the salary cap for dumping him?

The first year of his contract is guaranteed, so unless we trade him, we’re stuck paying him and will have his salary count against the cap / luxury tax.

Unless there is verbiage built in allowing them to void the contract. 

[Eja117]

Idiot!! Dont care who u are, u never hit a woman or kid!! If he did do it, release him!!!

What if Tatum did it - would you be saying the same thing?  My point is we only really know these guys from the few hours a week we see them on the court.  Off the court...let's just say having a specific set of skills that can make you lots of money doesn't necessarily mean you're a good guy to boot.

I would be satisfied in both cases if they had to pay a hefty fine (based on percent of salary) to women's shelters, had to publicly state that all violence against women and others is wrong, and had to attend extensive counseling.

I wouldn't mind if all NBA contracts had language about 2 strikes you're out of the league for a year without pay, then permanently and whatnot.

And there should be incentives for teams and players to get themselves in counseling BEFORE they get arrested.

[PAOBoston]

Assault, stangle, kidnap.

Talk about a trifecta. Either dude has some serious mental problems or he was completely whacked out on something.

Sad because he had a glorious opportunity here. Will certainly be interesting to see the details of this.

[More Banners]

Any ramifications on the salary cap for dumping him?

The first year of his contract is guaranteed, so unless we trade him, we’re stuck paying him and will have his salary count against the cap / luxury tax.

He could have been part of a package to get under the tax that returned a future pick or something.

Now they'll have to send out his salary in cash plus a second to get rid of him.

[tazzmaniac]

Assault, stangle, kidnap.

Talk about a trifecta. Either dude has some serious mental problems or he was completely whacked out on something.

Sad because he had a glorious opportunity here. Will certainly be interesting to see the details of this.

Assault could be any sort of physical contact including pushing or grabbing.  They can charge kidnapping if she accused him of preventing her from leaving.   Strangulation is the unusual  charge and hard to think of a reasonable explanation that would minimize it. 

[tazzmaniac]

Any ramifications on the salary cap for dumping him?

The first year of his contract is guaranteed, so unless we trade him, we’re stuck paying him and will have his salary count against the cap / luxury tax.

He could have been part of a package to get under the tax that returned a future pick or something.

Now they'll have to send out his salary in cash plus a second to get rid of him.

I'd be surprised if any team would trade for him.  The PR would be really bad. 

[hwangjini_1]

We never should have given him the roster spot in the first place. Scrubs shouldn’t be bringing the team bad publicity.

are you saying that somehow the celtics management should have foreseen this? otherwise, i am not sure of your opening statement.

next, if the charges by the police are accurate, bird is in big trouble, as he should be.

but it is still early and the reports are not set in place. i wont rush to judgement and will wait to see more.

i hope the charges are not accurate. but if they are, jail time for bird might result.

too bad. i really thought he had a chance to do well with the celtics. and now he may have frittered away his biggest chance in his life.