Charlotte Hornets weighty guy Kai Jones, who’s these days clear of the workforce, took to social media on Monday afternoon to factor a nation business request in his untouched social media incident this offseason. “I have officially requested to be traded from the Charlotte Hornets. #GOATLIFE,” Jones wrote. 

Here’s a screenshot within the match that Jones next deletes the remark. 

The Hornets introduced on Sept. 30 that Jones would no longer report back to coaching camp for “personal reasons” and would stay clear of the workforce indefinitely. Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Eyewitness reported on Sept. 26 that the workforce “seem concerned” about Jones, who has displayed erratic conduct on social media in fresh weeks. 

Amongst alternative incidents, Jones has been critical of teammates, together with fellow weighty males Mark Williams and Nick Richards, and said he was once higher than LaMelo Ball and Negative. 2 general pick out Brandon Miller. 

Reached via the Eyewitness on Monday, the Hornets declined to remark. 

Jones may well be topic to a high-quality or suspense for publicly soliciting for a business, in accordance with the stream collective bargaining word of honour, which states, “Any player (or, for clarity, any player representative or person acting with authority on behalf of a player) who publicly expresses a desire to be traded to another Team shall be subject to a fine and/or a suspension. The maximum fine that may be imposed by the NBA on a player pursuant to the foregoing shall be $150,000.”

The Negative. 19 general pick out within the 2021 NBA Draft, Jones averaged 3.4 issues and a pair of.7 rebounds for the Hornets latter season in 46 video games.