Reasons Revealed For Josh Primo's Sudden Release By Spurs

When the San Antonio Spurs shockingly waived promising 2021 first-round pick Josh Primo on Friday, it left many around the NBA dumbfounded. Details are now being revealed as to the reason behind the Spurs cutting ties with the 19-year-old. 

The Spurs' release of Joshua Primo was due to "multiple alleged instances" of Primo exposing himself to women, per @ramonashelburne and @wojespn pic.twitter.com/uAxEnZIYVh

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 29, 2022

Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN are reporting that Primo's release stemmed from "multiple alleged instances of exposing himself to women." A female former Spurs employee says she was one of the victims.

Sources: A former Spurs female employee has alleged that guard Josh Primo exposed himself to her, and she has hired attorney Tony Buzbee.

Buzbee represented the women in the sexual misconduct lawsuits against NFL QB Deshaun Watson.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 29, 2022

Primo had released a statement Friday night before these revelations came out, saying that he was going to "take this time to focus on my mental health treatment more fully." He attributed his problems to "previous trauma" that he suffered. 

The only Spurs comment to date has been from CEO RC Buford, who said "It is our hope that, in the long run, this decision will serve the best interest of both the organization and Joshua."

The Spurs had only a couple of weeks earlier picked up the $4.3M 2023-24 option on Primo's contract. 

If he isn't claimed by another team this weekend he'll become a free agent on Monday. 

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