“The basketball piece, obviously, we knew, but when you combine those two together, then we felt very, very comfortable, and comfortable isn’t even the right word. We were excited about what he could bring and then we went from there.” Bridges said he was in counseling “for years” after facing those initial domestic violence charges in 2022. “It’s mixed feelings about me being here, but, you know, I take full responsibility, you know, my actions,” Bridges said. I’m very excited.”