Basketball fans are upset about the alleged actions of 21-year-old Oklahoma Thunder player Josh Giddey. On November 22, 2023, an anonymous post emerged depicting Giddey and a female minor with text that implies that Giddey had an inappropriate relationship with her.
The Thunder’s head coach, Mark Daigneault declined to speak on the issue, calling it a “personal matter.” Later Daigneault would still decline to address Giddey by saying, “I’m not going to comment on anything that relates to Josh off the court.”
Sergeant Steve Oberon with the Newport Police Department stated that “authorities are aware of information being circulated online involving an alleged relationship between professional basketball player Josh Giddey and a female minor.”
Giddey himself also declined to speak on the subject, saying, “I understand the question obviously, but there’s no further comment right now… I understand you guys want to know about it but just right now, I don’t have anything to say.”
Not a lot is known about the minor in question or about the account that originally accused Giddey. The account has now been deactivated and the alleged female minor has decided to stay anonymous. This makes the situation look a lot more perilous for the minor, but attorney Gloria Allred has decided to back the minor and her family legally. Allred is known for taking cases where men in high power have been accused of taking advantage of young women.
Giddey is still active in the league, despite being under investigation by both the NBA and the Newport Beach Police Department.
