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Miles Bridges claims he was drinking pink lemonade, not lean in viral Instagram photo

Coming off a breakout season (career-high 20.2 points per game), Hornets star Miles Bridges will be looking to cash in this summer as a restricted free agent. But first, he’ll have to do some damage control after inexplicably posting an Instagram story that appeared to show the 24-year-old consuming a substance commonly known as lean, a recreational drug combining codeine (usually in the form of cough syrup) with soft drinks like Sprite and Mountain Dew.

Bridges was also seen holding a joint, which would have been a much bigger deal several years ago when the NBA still tested for marijuana.