Ja Morant suspended by Memphis Grizzlies

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NBA Ja Morant suspended by Memphis Grizzlies

Ndyamuhaki J Emanzi 18:01 - 14.05.2023

The All-Star guard flashed a handgun while riding in the passenger seat of a car and singing along with a rap song.

Ja Morant has been suspended from all team activities by Memphis Grizzlies after a video showing the guard holding a gun began circulating on social media Saturday night.

The Grizzlies announced the suspension, which is pending a league review, in a statement Sunday.

The suspension comes two months after the NBA suspended Morant over a similar incident.

"We are aware of the social media post involving Ja Morant and are in the process of gathering more information," NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said in a statement Sunday.

The All-Star guard flashed a handgun while riding in the passenger seat of a car and singing along with a rap song. The video has since been deleted.

Morant left the Grizzlies and entered a counselling program in March after a video showed him holding a gun while intoxicated at a Denver club when the Grizzlies were in town to play the Nuggets.

He was eventually suspended for eight games after meeting with NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who called Morant's conduct "irresponsible, reckless and potentially very dangerous."

Morant has been involved in several off-court incidents over the past year. He is being sued by a high school prospect after a fight during a pickup game in Morant's back yard, where Morant and Pack are alleged to have punched the boy in the head.

The teenager told police that Morant entered his house after the fight and came back outside with a gun in his waistband.

Morant has indicated before that he's aware he needed to be more disciplined.

"I've just got to be better with my decision-making," he said after a 125-85 loss to the Lakers on April 28.

"That's pretty much it. Off-the-court issues affected us as an organization pretty much. Just (need) more discipline."

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