Durham DA Drops Charges In Hornets SG P.J. Hairston Assault Case

Charlotte Hornets rookie P.J. Hairston can breathe a little easier now that assault charges stemming from an alleged incident will be dropped.

Per the Durham Herald-Sun, Durham DA has dropped assault charge against Hornets guard P.J. Hairston at alleged victim's request.

— Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) November 13, 2014

The alleged incident involved a fight during a pick-up basketball game over the summer, where the alleged victim says Hairston slapped and elbowed him in the head during the game, which then escalated to a fight.

Hairston is averaging 5.0 ppg and and 1.8 rpg off the bench for the Hornets.