Ja Morant

2023 - 3 - 2

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Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant accused of punching, flashing gun ... (Sportstar)

Murant has been accused of punching the teenager multiple times during a basketball game at the player's house last summer.

The teenager filed a lawsuit against Morant in September 2022. In a court proceeding, he said he hit Morant in the face ‘accidentally’ with a ball, leading to Morant using ‘a closed fist’ to knock him on the ground. According to a Washington Post, Murant has been accused of punching the teenager multiple times during a basketball game at the player’s house last summer and later emerged ‘with a gun visible in the waistband of his pants and his hand on the weapon.”

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Ja Morant turned himself into an icon. It's time to act like one. (The Washington Post)

But take a closer look, and the Memphis Grizzlies' star has been accused of being involved in other violent squabbles over the past year. They include punching ...

He used to be the teenager fighting over nonsense with his peers, and it was merely boys being boys, with his father still enough of an authority to de-escalate. If he keeps this up, his reputation will be more troubling and controversial than how he is known now: as a delightful late bloomer from Murray State University who dances the Griddy and embraces all challenges with trash-talking determination. As young athletes become richer and more coddled, the NBA can be a difficult place to mature because the culture of accountability diminishes with each generation. Or it compels them to bring all their old baggage into their new lives, creating the oddest alternate universe in which everything is the same, except coated in opulence, entitlement and a false sense of invincibility. He came out of nowhere, from the winding roads of Dalzell, S.C., to stardom. Morant is a 23-year-old superstar experiencing the first bad look of his career. Morant is no longer the unknown South Carolina kid desperate to grow taller and defy expectations. But even if that made it easier to open his closet, Morant is responsible for the skeletons inside. He has plenty to lose now, and while the competitor in him is focused on stopping those who might take it from him, he needs to realize that he could steal it from himself if he doesn’t grow up. But take a closer look, and the Memphis Grizzlies’ star has been accused of being involved in other violent squabbles over the past year. A league investigation didn’t lead anywhere, and you figured the altercation would go down as one of a handful of NBA urban legends with little significance beyond perpetuating the sport’s reputation for drama. That incident began with an argument on the court and ended with postgame allegations of someone in Morant’s SUV pointing a red laser thought to be from a gun at members of the Pacers organization.

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How viral 'parade inside my city' TikTok trend took off thanks to Ja ... (Sporting News)

The above line, which is the first bar from rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again's single "Fresh Prince of Utah," has become the victory cry for Ja Morant and the ...

Similar to most TikTok trends, there isn't exactly a rhyme or reason as to why this sound has taken off in recent days. Regardless of whether it's a good Griddy or not. The original post from Feb. MORE: Between the team's Thanks to Memphis' winning ways and Morant's popularity, the line is now the source of a new trend on TikTok.

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Ja Morant's recklessness is seeping off the court (Deadspin)

The Memphis Grizzlies' superstar needs to chill before something really bad happens.

[got into a screaming match](https://deadspin.com/shannon-sharpe-dillon-brooks-fight-nba-lakers-grizzlies-1850014708) in the middle of a Lakers game. [an alleged incident at a mall](https://sports.yahoo.com/ja-morant-reportedly-accused-of-repeatedly-punching-teenage-boy-in-head-threatening-him-with-gun-last-summer-194652437.html) where Ja and a bunch of his friends showed up at a shoe store after his mom got into a dispute with one of the clerks. Yet it was even more baffling that one of Morant’s friends saw that, and replicated it a few days later, getting himself [banned from the arena](https://nba.nbcsports.com/2023/02/06/morant-says-friend-banned-from-arena-over-laser-pointer-incident-dispute-with-pacers/) in the process. [Security was called, and Ja allegedly threatened one of the guards.](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2023/03/01/ja-morant-threatens-mall-director-memphis-grizzlies/69959921007/) No arrests were made. Let’s leave it on the floor though. I love that Ja is aggressive whenever he steps on a basketball court. That said, those are all physical specimens who can take a charge or get form tackled and get back up. Morant’s agent refuted the Post’s findings, and at the time Ja filed a report that his family was threatened. “Any and every allegation involving a firearm has been fully investigated and could not be corroborated. The NBA looked into it and found nothing happened. Now that feeling of impending doom has started creeping in with Morant off the court. It’s a lot like how Jedis are able to pod race but regular human beings would die within 10 seconds of the green light.

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Shannon Sharpe: Ja Morant 'hustling backwards' after gun, assault ... (New York Post)

Shannon Sharpe urged Ja Morant to "move differently" after the Grizzlies star point guard was accused more off-the-court incidents this week.

“I wish Ja would realize he’s not a thug,” Sharpe said on “Undisputed” at the time. “I would never give you any advice on how to play basketball, but I would try to give you some advice on how to move,” Sharpe continued. “To think you gangster because you roll with these types of people. “He portrays that he is like something that he is not … I just think he needs to conduct himself as a person that’s in that same stratosphere. “You’re in a different stratosphere now.

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NBA fan dubs NBA Commissioner Adam Silver officially announcing ... (The twelfth Man Times)

Ja Morant, a player for the Memphis Grizzlies, is charged with hitting a youngster and making a gun threat. On social media, the NBA player is receiving ...

The two claimed occurrences are the most recent in a long line of unsettling accusations against Morant. Once more, following a thorough investigation by law enforcement, they decided not to file any charges against Ja.” The Memphis Grizzlies star’s behavior against the adolescent was described as self-defense by Jim Tanner of Tandem Sports and Entertainment. [Ja Morant](https://the12thman.in/tag/ja-morant/) “threatened” him after an incident in the mall’s parking lot. After a game-related argument got out of hand, the youngster claimed that. On social media, the NBA player is receiving criticism.

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Ja Morant's lawyer, agent fire back at 'defamatory' report featuring ... (ClutchPoints)

Memphis Grizzlies' star Ja Morant has been embroiled in controversy once again, with a Washington Post report levying allegations against him.

“The reporting from the Washington Post today was irresponsible and defamatory,” Tanner wrote in his statement. “To be clear — this did not happen and no one claims that it did other than one irresponsible journalist.” After making headlines for his involvement in an altercation [after a game against the Indiana Pacers](https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-shannon-sharpes-message-to-ja-morant-after-shocking-pacers-incident) earlier this season, [additional allegations surfaced](https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-disturbing-ja-morant-allegations-twitter-shock) against the 23-year-old on Wednesday.

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Shannon Sharpe Blasts Ja Morant for Recent Criminal Accusations (Sports Illustrated)

Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless weighed in on the Ja Morant allegations.

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Grizzlies star Ja Morant's shocking scandal draws painfully honest ... (ClutchPoints)

Shannon Sharpe has some advice for Grizzlies star Ja Morant amid his involvement in some nasty allegations.

In the meantime, as Shannon Sharpe suggests, it would probably be best for Ja Morant to try and avoid any trouble he can. However, he’s also criticized Ja Morant for putting himself in this type of situation in the first place. Sharpe firmly believes that Morant is carrying himself the wrong way: The [Memphis Grizzlies](/nba/memphis-grizzlies) superstar has been dragged into what has become a full-blown scandal that involves allegations of [punching a 17-year-old boy](https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-disturbing-ja-morant-allegations-twitter-shock) in the face multiple times and also flashing a gun at him. I’m good.’ Guys that haven’t made it want to project that they are good. Morant’s camp has now [come out](https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morants-lawyer-agent-fire-back-at-defamatory-report-featuring-violent-allegations) with a statement strongly denying these claims, but the mere fact that Ja is involved in this issue is obviously bad news for both himself and the Grizzlies.

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Ja Morant performs gun celebration in Grizzlies' win just hours after ... (Daily Mail)

Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant was seen celebrating a teammate's shot by pretending to shoot a gun, just hours after a police report disclosed he ...

Ja Morant said, "Let me find out what time he gets off,"' police wrote in the report. Again, after this was fully investigated by law enforcement, they came to the decision not to charge Ja with any crime.' Morant is said to have admitted striking the 17-year-old, but told police he did so in self defense. However, prosecutors decided there was not enough evidence to proceed with a case. The 17-year-old plaintiff claimed he was playing pickup basketball with Morant when the two got into an argument, which quickly escalated. According to The Post, last summer, the head of security at a Memphis mall told police that Morant 'threatened' him during an altercation in the parking lot. 'You're in a different stratosphere now. 'He portrays that he is like something that he is not … He admits to throwing a basketball at Morant and 'accidentally' hitting the 6-foot-2 guard in the face. 'Let somebody else's lesson be your lesson … Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant was seen celebrating a teammate's shot by pretending to shoot a gun, just hours after a police report disclosed he allegedly flashed a gun at a 17-year-old boy after punching him in the head last year. Morant was hyped up by the shot, but celebrated by pretending to shoot a gun at Bane as he ran up the floor back on defense.

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Ja Morant's Camp Breaks Silence on Gun Accusations (Sports Illustrated)

Ja Morant's agent and lawyer have spoken up about recent criminal allegations against the Memphis Grizzlies star.

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