Ex-Celtic Jabari Bird makes plea in domestic assault case
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FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2018 file photo, Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird appears for arraignment on domestic violence charges at Brighton Municipal Court in Boston. Bird admitted to sufficient facts during a hearing Monday, March 11, 2019, in a complaint charging him with assaulting his ex-girlfriend. While not an admission of guilt, pleading to sufficient facts means the defendant acknowledges a likely conviction at trial. Bird, who was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in February, was released on bail after the hearing pending sentencing on May 28. (Angela Rowlings/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool, File)
Former Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird is awaiting sentencing after making a plea in a case accusing him of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
The 24-year-old Bird was released on bail after the hearing Monday pending sentencing May 28.
He pleaded to sufficient facts. The plea is not an admission of guilt but acknowledges a likely conviction at trial.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bird faced several charges in the alleged attack on the woman in September, including strangulation or suffocation, kidnapping, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
The woman said in a statement read in court that the violence started when she accused Bird of cheating.
The woman said "the physical and psychological pain you have caused me will haunt me forever."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bird and the woman declined to comment outside court. The Celtics traded Bird in February.