Ja Morant suspended from all NBA activities after latest gun video

Basketball
Published 14.05.2023
Ja Morant suspended from all NBA activities after latest gun video

The Memphis Grizzlies suspended Ja Morant from all crew actions on Sunday after one other video of the star guard showing to carry a gun started spreading on social media.

“We are aware of the social media video involving Ja Morant,” the Grizzlies stated in a press release. “He is suspended from all team activities pending League review. We have no further comment at this time.”

Ja Morant was captured on an Instagram Live video over the weekend holding what gave the impression to be a gun. Picture: Twitter/@JamesBurnes8Source: Instagram
Ja Morant’s Grizzlies have been knocked out of the NBA playoffs by LeBron James’ Lakers. Picture: Justin Ford/GettySource: AFP

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The NBA is investigating the Instagram Live video, which briefly confirmed Morant holding what gave the impression to be a gun earlier than the digicam shortly minimize away.

“We are aware of the social media post involving Ja Morant and are in the process of gathering more information,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass informed reporters.

Ja Morant beforehand was filmed holding a gun in a Denver-area strip membership on March 4. Picture: @AkademiksSource: Twitter

The video, from the Instagram account “_dtap2,” was captured and shared by others on social media.

The newest video comes greater than two months after Morant was filmed in an Instagram Live video brandishing a gun in Shotgun Willie’s, a strip membership in Glendale, Colorado.

The NBA suspended Morant, 23, for eight video games over that March 4 incident.

Morant later informed NBA analyst Jalen Rose that the gun from the March 4 video wasn’t his.

Morant additionally stated he was “gonna show everybody who Ja really is, what I’m about and change this narrative that nobody got painted over me”.

This article was initially revealed by the New York Post and reproduced with permission