Barely two years after Kai Jones was selected in the first round of the NBA Draft, his days with the Charlotte Hornets are finished.
The Hornets waived Jones on Wednesday, the team announced. The move puts an end to Jones’ tenure with the Hornets, which became tenuous in the past three weeks due to several curious social media posts including a couple where he critiqued some of his teammates and Los Angeles Lakers star Lebron James and Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal.
Jones requested a trade on Monday posting a message on X, formerly known as Twitter.