Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant said he believed his 25-game suspension “made me better” as he prepared to return to the court next Tuesday, Jan. 19. At a press conference Friday, Dec. 15, Morant said the suspension was “tough” with “some horrible days.” But, he said later, therapy helped him …
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Ja Morant has been suspended for the first 25 games of the upcoming NBA season without pay following a second incident where the Memphis Grizzlies star allegedly flashed a firearm on social media. Following the conclusion of the NBA Finals — during which commissioner Adam Silver said he didn’t want …
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Ja Morant remains indefinitely suspended after asecond videoof the Memphis Grizzlies playerbrandishing a gunsurfacedlast month. When asked about the star guard during a pre-NBA Finals news conference on Thursday, commissioner Adam Silver said the league had found “a fair amount of additional information,” and would wait until after the Finals …
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Ja Morant is speaking out after a second video of the Memphis Grizzlies star brandishing a gun surfaced over the weekend, saying he takes “full responsibility” for his actions. In a statement obtained by ESPN, Morant said: “I know I’ve disappointed a lot of people who have supported me. This …
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Two months after Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was suspended for flashing a firearm on social media, the guard is once again heading down a dark path by brandishing a gun in another video this weekend. The Grizzles announced Sunday they were suspending Morant from all team activities and the …
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Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant sat down in his first interview since the NBA suspended him for flashing a handgun on social media. In an excerpt from ESPN released Wednesday, Morant told Jalen Rose that “It’s not who I am. I don’t condone any type of violence, but I take fullresponsibility …
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In June of 2022, someone on Twitter asked NBA star Ja Morant why he was “thuggin” on Twitter and he replied, “Cuz da money won’t ever change me. been on dat, still on dat, forever on dat, won’t ever speak on it.” To those familiar with Morant’s middle-class upbringing, the …
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The NBA said they are “investigating” a social media video posted early Saturday morning that appeared to show Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant brandishing a firearm while inside a nightclub. The Instagram Live video — reportedly uploaded onto Morant’s account just hours after the Grizzlies’ Friday night road loss to …
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Ja Morant, one of basketball’s brightest young stars and a starting guard in the recent NBA All-Star Game, has been accused of both beating up a 17-year-old boy and threatening a mall security guard during separate incidents that occurred in July 2022. While the Memphis Grizzlies star’s alleged fight with …
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