The Clippers will convert Joshua Primo‘s two-way contract to a standard deal, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. The two-way opening will go to Xavier Moon, who was waived before the start of the season.
The new contract signifies a major turnaround for Primo, who was released by the Spurs last year for engaging in “inappropriate and offensive behavior by exposing himself to women.” The NBA imposed a four-game suspension, and Primo has yet to appear in a game for the 3-2 Clippers.
Primo has been undergoing therapy for his behavior, which allegedly included multiple incidents with Dr. Hillary Cauthen, a sports psychologist who worked for San Antonio during Primo’s time with the organization. Cauthen filed a lawsuit against Primo and the Spurs that accused the team of being “willing to tolerate abhorrent conduct” from players.
The 20-year-old wing was the youngest player in the 2021 draft when the Spurs selected him with the 12th pick. He appeared in 50 games as a rookie, making 16 starts and averaging 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 19.3 minutes per night. He got into just four games during his second season before being waived.
The Clippers were down to 13 players after last week’s James Harden trade, so another move won’t be needed to add Primo to the regular roster.
Moon, a 28-year-old shooting guard, made brief appearances with the Clippers over the past two years, playing in 14 total games. He spent last season with the organization’s G League affiliate in Ontario and was named to the All-NBAGL Third Team.
Bad choice clippers. Sign a pervert over Danny Green with championship experience. Primos only experience is holding his primo
Danny Green is awful. Why does everyone think he deserves a roster spot?
Championship experience, veteran leadership, championship experience, play no minutes, good chemistry etc etc. better than pervert primo
My sources said it was no big deal.
your sister is a solid source. good call!
Guys, he’s justkidding
Is she a woman or a Sports psychologist ? Not taking sides but was she there to help an 18 yr old or ruin him? Who was the adult and certified doctor? Hope she was happy with her payout from Spurs, and glad this immature kid is getting a second chance and therapy.
Let’s break down your idiotic post in order:
“Is she a woman or a Sports psychologist ?”
Both! It may shock you to learn this, but women are allowed to have jobs.
“Not taking sides but was she there to help an 18 yr old or ruin him?”
She was there to help him, because it was her job to.
“Who was the adult and certified doctor?”
Dr. Hillary Cauthen. It’s in the article above where you’re typing.
“Hope she was happy with her payout from Spurs, and glad this immature kid is getting a second chance and therapy.”
Not only has she not gotten a payout, she lost her job for reporting the fact that Primo exposed himself to her nine times while the Spurs ignored her. Google is your friend, but here’s a good article that also includes her lawsuit at the bottom:
link to ksat.com
By the way, exposing yourself a bunch of times is not “immaturity”, either.
Yeah this is moronic. Being a psychologist doesn’t mean you open yourself up to repeated sexual harassment. Michol needs to re-examine their relationship with their mother.
She had every opportunity to not meet with him after first visit. Wouldnt you if someone endangers you or makes you feel uncomfortable?
She worked for the Spurs organization and he was a player for the Spurs. Her job is a sports psychologist and was to try and help him. How exactly was she supposed to decline to see him when that’s her job? I love the victim blaming. Also, there is a lot of evidence to suggest he might have exposed himself to Drew Eu bank’s wife as well.
LOL, what Primo did is just “immaturity” to you? It’s a bona fide crime, no way to deny it.
We all know what he did was wrong, but she didnt have to see him multiple times. If we run into a client or customer thay we dislike or is dangerous, we avoid them. She should have avoided him after first visit, and enter him for a therapy if not to police. She is the doctor.
Typically, they’re blacklisted by your employer, and it sounds like (both from the lawsuit and from the fact that the Spurs *fired her*) the Spurs org wasn’t willing to do that. Or set him up with others. As someone whose *day job* is to evaluate people like this for the literal court system, if my superiors did something like that and tried to cover it up (the way the Spurs did), they’d have lost their jobs SO fast.
It sounds like you just don’t get what this is about at all.
I am assuming that what Primo did wasnt a crime according to the law and that he has received proper therapy. Or else, Clippers amd nba would not have him on a standard contract. This doctor almost ruined this kid’s livelihood.
When a flasher does it its assault, but this is ok to you because its different how?
Livelihood? That little pr*** has made more money already then you will in your life. If he isnt an idiot he can retire now on the over 10M dollars he has received.
Its a privilege to be one of the 450 people in the world who gets to be on an NBA roster and make millions of dollars not a right! I do think that when the number of roster spots are limited you shouldnt give them to pieces of s*** like Primo/Bridges/Porter jr. Take your millions and f*** off. While Michol takes his no money and does the same!
And you would be incorrect on the first account, Michol. It’s a crime to flash someone, especially on purpose. Indecent exposure, at minimum.
And oh no. Now he can use the 8.1 million dollars he’s already earned in his career to get a degree or something.
I’m not saying that he should or shouldn’t be in the league one way or another. But you’re victim blaming and throwing out false statements instead of actually looking into what happened. Especially when the links are *in the flippin’ article*.
One, maybe twice, I could get. Nine times? Nah. Nah. F*** that. That your employer isn’t willing to fix things at that point is just sh*tty work practices, at minimum, verging on criminal negligence.
He is a pervert
Holy victim blaming Batman!
Has she been blackballed from working in the NBA in any capacity? Or just the Spurs?
Pervert primo
Look, I’m not defending Primo’s actions, but dude did just miss a year and lose a decent chunk of change. I think the kid deserves a second chance if a team is willing to give him an opportunity.
Don’t blow it kid …….
They picked primo in LA because moon is an offensive term and means showing your buttocks to someone, so they replaced him with a guy who shows his pecker instead.