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Newport Beach police department is currently investigating the allegations involving Josh Giddey to see if there's any validity to claims that the Oklahoma City Thunder guard had an inappropriate relationship with an underage woman.

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey reportedly became a subject of the police investigation to determine whether hehad an inappropriate relationship with an underage woman.

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TMZ reports that the Newport Beach police department is currently doing due diligence and has begun an investigation to see if the claims about Giddey allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with an underage have any validity.

The NBA has already begun its own investigation, looking into the viral allegations that Giddey might have had an inappropriate relationship with a minor.

Meanwhile, former NBA player Andrew Bogut recently claimed that no legal action is expected to come from the whole situation.

"He's not been formally charged, I don't think he's been interviewed by police about this," Bogut said during his Rogue Bogues podcast. "I think for this to go down the legal, the girl in question or her family have to formally press charges saying that he knowingly knew she was of this age. From what I understand, that will not happen because the girl lied about her age."

Photo and video footage of Giddey and a girl were posted online last Thursday, alleging that the woman in question was underage at the time when Giddey was over 18.

It sparked a huge controversy online, with people doing their own digging and searching for additional information. The woman's age or identity hasn't been confirmed.

"I understand the question, obviously, but there's no further comment right now," Giddey said about the matter during team practicelast Friday.

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