Ja Morant

Ja Morant will be away from the Memphis Grizzlies for at least their next two games, the team said Saturday, not long after the NBA opened an investigation ...

And New Mexico State’s men’s basketball season was shut down in February because of a fatal shooting and allegations of locker-room hazing. His five-year, $194m extension with the Grizzlies kicks in to start next season and would rise to about $230m if he makes an All-NBA team this season. Pack and Morant also are involved in a civil lawsuit brought after an incident at Morant’s home this past summer, in which a 17-year-old alleged that they assaulted him. The video was streamed by Morant to his Instagram page, and it was not archived once he stopped the stream. unbelievable.” During the 29 January game, there was barking between Pacers players and friends of Morant seated along the sideline. Morant’s actions were investigated by the league after a 29 January incident in Memphis that he said led to a friend of his being banned from home games there for a year.

Ja Morant will miss at least the next two games following an Instagram Live video that showed the Grizzlies point guard displaying a gun while at a ...

After that incident, which occurred by the Indiana team bus in the loading area of FedExForum and was first reported by The Athletic, NBA security and investigators interviewed numerous eyewitnesses and reviewed video surveillance following allegations made by the Pacers organization that a red laser was pointed at members of the Pacers from a sports utility vehicle in which Morant was a passenger. Memphis will also be without starting forward [Dillon Brooks](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3155526/dillon-brooks) for Sunday's game against the Clippers as he received his 16th technical foul of the season on Friday, resulting in an automatic one-game suspension. [Indiana Pacers](/nba/team/_/name/ind/indiana-pacers)' traveling party after the Grizzlies' Jan. The other incident was a confrontation with a mall security guard in a parking lot. "We appreciate Ja's accountability and that he is taking the time to get the help he needs," the statement read. The All-Star guard, who was shirtless and rapping along with the music, could be seen holding up a handgun with his left hand.

'Let you down': 'Sorry' superstar punished by NBA team after troubling nightclub video emerges.

Morant had 27 points and 10 assists in the losing effort. They hold a six-game lead over Dallas for the division lead as the season enters its final quarter. The story also reported an incident in which a head of security at a mall said Morant “threatened” him and that a member of Morant’s crew pushed him. In an incident that was previously covered, Morant was accused of repeatedly punching a 17-year-old boy in the head after a dispute in a pick-up basketball game at Morant’s house. The Grizzlies later confirmed in a one-sentence statement Morant would “be away from the team for at least the next two games”. The team’s announcement came after Morant — the NBA superstar who was accused of flashing a gun at and punching a teen over the summer after a pick-up game — went viral when an Instagram Live video surfaced in which he appears to be touting a gun at a strip club.

The NBA is investigating Memphis star Ja Morant over a live streamed social media post in which he appears to be holding a gun in a club.

And earlier this week, Powerade announced a multi-year endorsement deal with Morant. & banned my brother from home games for a year. unbelievable." At Christmas, Nike unveiled Morant's first signature shoe, which is set to be released in the coming weeks. Morant's actions were investigated by the league after a January 29 incident in Memphis that he said led to a friend of his being banned from home games there for a year. The NBA has opened an investigation into a social media post by Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant after he live streamed himself holding what appeared to be a gun at a club.

The NBA has opened an investigation into a social media post by Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant after he livestreamed himself holding what appeared to ...

His five-year, $US194 million extension with the Grizzlies kicks in to start next season and would rise to about $US230 million if he makes an All-NBA team this season. And earlier this week, Powerade announced a multiyear endorsement deal with Morant. On Christmas, Nike unveiled Morant’s first signature shoe, which is set to be released in the coming weeks. This is at least the second time in the past few weeks that Morant has been the subject of a league investigation. Morant, the No.2 pick in the 2019 NBA draft, has become a full-fledged superstar. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Ja Morant captured with a gun in compromising video.

Morant filmed himself holding a gun in a night club in the early hours of Saturday morning.

He was also accused of threatening the head of security at a Memphis mall in the report. The accusers said they felt they were in "grave danger" during the altercation. Memphis' next two games are both in LA, first against the Clippers and then against the Lakers on Tuesday. Clips of the incident quickly made the rounds on social media after it was posted. It's unclear where the video was filmed. The video was broadcast on Instagram Live to Morant's nine million followers.

Memphis Grizzlies All-Star guard Ja Morant was the subject of a detailed story earlier this week which alleged his involvement in three violent off-court incidents. Saturday, the team announced he has been suspended for two games after he became the ...

There were gun-related accusations in that incident involving the Pacers that were not confirmed in the league's investigation, and this particular point — the ...

[Marcellus Wiley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UZ0IUxoivg). [Shannon Sharpe](https://www.si.com/nba/grizzlies/news/shannon-sharpe-blasts-ja-morant-for-recent-criminal-accusations). [Charles Barkley](https://youtu.be/t9nSdNPRzRw?t=86). [Ja Morant](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/ja-morant-O9seJiOia3fxGmjz/) of the [Memphis Grizzlies](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/grizzlies/) for the second time in less than two months? The spotlight has a way of forcing people to look in the mirror sometimes, no matter how many times they want to [call “cap” from the social media mountaintops](https://twitter.com/damichaelc/status/1622350714461732864?s=61&t=t_GuW-lIiT9G9H8y97kpPQ). [Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmhueiW6BoU). From the Pacers situation to now, there’s just no way that it would have been good for Morant for all of this to stay in the dark. [July 26 incident at Morant’s Memphis home](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/03/ja-morant-sued-after-allegedly-punching-teen-basketball-game-memphis-home/), where both Morant and a friend who also was part of the Jan. [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/01/ja-morant-punch-teen-laser/), another incident took place at a Memphis mall four days later in which a security guard said Morant “threatened” him during an altercation in the parking lot. The stakes are high here for the league, with the LeBron Jameses, Kevin Durants and Steph Currys of their world nearing their exits and Morant on his way to becoming one of the next all-time greats. Because I wonder where we’d be — where this unfortunate and unnecessary situation that has led to him being sent away for “at least two games” would be — if the investigation surrounding [the postgame incident](https://theathletic.com/4157284/2023/02/05/pacers-grizzlies-laser-ja-morant-investigation/) with the [Indiana Pacers](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/pacers/) in Memphis on Jan. [it’s free to see how hollows feel](https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-media/ja-morant-sent-a-terrible-deleted-tweet-after-a-fan-called-him-p-y-whipped-its-free-to-see-how-hollows-feel)” during an online spat — and you should — Morant has had three situations in the past 10 months in which guns were purported to be part of the conversation and a fourth situation (at the mall) that was threatening in nature as well.