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Jones posted the announcement of his request on X.

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Charlotte Hornets big man Kai Jones got into controversy in September following a series of strange events. The player has now announced his next move.

Kai Jones

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The player posted a message on X, formerly Twitter, that he had officially requested a trade from the organization.

On September 30th, it was announced that Jones would be away from the team indefinitely. This is the first development since then.

In the first weeks of September, Jones started acting weird online. First, he hosted an Instagram Live where he was seen acting incoherent at times. The walls of his room seemed to have been scribbled with crayons.

NBA fans started worrying that Jones might have been highly intoxicated in the video or dealing with severe mental issues.

In the following days, he openly criticized several of his teammates on Instagram, notably Nick Richards and Mark Williams. Jones also wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that he would 100% beat LeBron James one-on-one.

Every single Jones teammate has since unfollowed him on social media.

Last season, Jones averaged 3.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 12 minutes of playing time.

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