Miles Bridges started dating Mychelle Johnson in 2016, and a decade later, he has now filed for restraining orders. Their relationship began when the Charlotte Hornets star was not even an NBA star. A wedding and two kids later, it took a turn for the worse on June 29, 2022. Now it has reached a stage where the 28-year-old needs legal aid to protect himself from his ex.

TMZ reported that a North Carolina judge granted Miles Bridges a temporary restraining order and signed off on his request to keep Mychelle at least 500 yards from him, his home, and the Charlotte Hornets facilities. Furthermore, Johnson was instructed not to harass or cyberstalk the NBA star or his girlfriend, Shara Bowden. It was Bridges’ bombshell claims about his ex and her behavior that led to this decision.

Miles Bridges said that the restraining order was necessary to prevent his ex from “a deliberate campaign of terror by a mother who will abandon her own infant and children … and stop at nothing to pursue her vendetta.” TMZ also indicated that Johnson was allegedly intoxicated as she drove to the Spectrum Center. She did all this to “tamper with its tires while he was on the court playing for the Charlotte Hornets.” The NBA star also flagged the behavior from Johnson against his current partner, Shara Bowden.

Even last year, Shara got involved in a back-and-forth with Bridges’ ex. Johnson first stated in a deleted Instagram post, “We’re going to leave his birthday party, I have my four kids … It’s cold outside. Looking for my car, and my car is gone. My kids’ dad seemingly sent somebody to steal my car.” But to put those rumors and allegations to rest, Shara only had one response and called out Mychelle as a substance addict. Naturally, the relationship between the two baby-mamas is not smooth. It worsened after Johnson’s recent actions.

TMZ reported that she “knew those children had ridden in that vehicle” and “did not care” about tampering with the tires. In fact, there were further claims made by Miles Bridges.

• Mychelle launched a cyberattack on him and his lawyer
• She created a fake phone number to send him a text with his home address to scare him.
• Johnson impersonated the Bridges lawyer as another woman, claiming to be pregnant with the Hornets star. This even led to them setting up a paternity test because they believed it to be real.

So far, Johnson has not responded to these claims or spoken about the restraining order. The temporary order remains in place pending a future hearing that will determine whether the restrictions are extended or modified. But it was not long ago when the Hornets star was on the wrong end of the law, which also saw his NBA career come to a brief end.

Miles Bridges and his troubled time with Mychelle Johnson

On June 29, 2022, he was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge. Johnson had posted a series of now-deleted pictures of her injuries and diagnosis, which included assault, a brain concussion, and other injuries. On July 19th, 2022, Miles Bridges was charged with one felony count of injuring a child’s parent and two felonies regarding child endangerment. A day later, the Hornets’ star pleaded not guilty to the felony charge and paid $130k bail initially for his release. But the trouble did not go away.

His initial sentence was three years of probation, but Miles Bridges violated it by allegedly throwing billiard balls at his wife’s car. Even the league stepped in to investigate this matter. A 30-game suspension was first levied on the Hornets star, but it was cut short to 10 games as he missed the entire 2022-2023 season and took therapy during that time off. He thanked the Hornets organization for giving him a second shot at his career.

“A lot of people don’t get a second chance, and I want to use this second chance to prove to everyone that I’m the same kid you drafted five years ago.” A lot has transpired between the two, and Miles Bridges appeared on the wrong side of the law, lost his career, but later got a shot at redemption.