Ja Morant

Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said Ja Morant has made "difficult decisions and poor choices" that he has to be accountable for.

The All-Star guard, who was shirtless and rapping along with the music, could be seen holding up what appeared to be a handgun with his left hand. That's what we're going to support him through, but we're also going to hold him accountable, too." Morant was not with the team Sunday and is not in Los Angeles, sources said. 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. "This includes the NBA investigation last month, in which they found no evidence." But then there's also accountability to the team that we've got to stand for.

After star point guard Ja Morant was suspended for at least two games, Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said his absence could go on indefinitely ...

[a video posted to Instagram Live](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10067591-grizzlies-ja-morants-ig-live-video-appearing-to-show-gun-under-investigation-by-nba) from Morant's account, he was seen dancing in a nightclub with what appeared to be a gun in his hand. So I can't comment in terms of what the exact timetable is gonna be because it's really not a timetable situation." "We have said that it's gonna be at least these two games.

Morant hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons on Saturday morning after he posted an Instagram Live video, in which he appeared to flash a gun while ...

Crittenton was later charged with the murder of a woman in 2011. You got to put Ja around somebody who's been the same way and actually got out of it safely.' 'Everyone got something to say until u really know what's really going on in someone life. 'I take full responsibility for my actions last night,' he said. Morant was hyped up by the shot, and celebrated by pretending to shoot a gun at Bane as he ran up the floor back on defense. You got too much time on your hands. On Saturday evening, Morant issued a statement taking responsibility for his actions and explaining he would be taking time away from the game to work on his well-being. Some of us get caught, some of us don't.' Arenas was then put in a hypothetical situation in which he was the owner of the Memphis Grizzlies and was asked what he would do with the Morant scandal. We do stupid s***. Ja Morant appeared to hold up a gun in an Instagram Live video in the early hours of Saturday Morant hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons on Saturday morning after he posted an Instagram Live video, in which he appeared to flash a gun while partying topless in a strip club.

Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins didn't get into specifics regarding Ja Morant's two-game suspension on Sunday.

He was banned for two games and issued a groveling apology, but Grizzlies coach Jenkins has revealed that he may be sidelined for longer than that as he has ...

But then there's also accountability to the team that we've got to stand for. 'There's a supportive element for someone that's got to get better and needs some help. Morant was hyped up by the shot, and celebrated by pretending to shoot a gun at Bane as he ran up the floor back on defense. Morant was dancing topless in a strip club on his Instagram just hours after the Grizzlies' defeat in Denver when he appeared to hold a gun next to his head. Morant appeared to hold up a gun in an Instagram Live video in the early hours of Saturday [Memphis Grizzlies](/sport/memphis-grizzlies/index.html) in the wake of a video that appeared to show him flashing a gun in a strip club.

Grizzlies star Ja Morant's Instagram live video, in which he displayed a gun while at a nightclub early Saturday morning, has prompted an investigation from ...

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. [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.

The Grizzlies said Morant would be away for at least two games but did not say why. Several people posted video clips on social media that appeared to show ...

said it would investigate a social media post that appeared to show Morant holding a gun. Morant is a rising star in the N.B.A. Several people posted video clips on social media on Saturday that appeared to show Morant in a live video on his Instagram account holding a gun and smiling in a nightclub.

“We are aware of a social media post involving Ja Morant and are investigating,” Mike Bass, NBA spokesman told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania of ...

I’m going to take some time away to get help and work on learning better methods of dealing with stress and my overall well-being.” The rest of the team will travel to Los Angeles to face the Clippers on Sunday and the Lakers on Tuesday, both at the Crypto.com Arena. “I take full responsibility for my actions last night,” the statement read.

The Grizzlies say their star guard will be away from the team for 'at least' the next 2 games.

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. 29 incident in Memphis that he said led to a friend of his being banned from home games there for a year. 29 game, there was barking between Pacers players and friends of Morant seated along the sideline. It was not immediately clear if he was going to accompany the Grizzlies on their trip to Los Angeles. The video was streamed by Morant to his Instagram page, and it was not archived once he stopped the stream. Morant’s actions were investigated by the league after a Jan.

The Grizzlies have suspended All-Star Ja Morant for at least two games after he was seen flashing a gun at a club on Instagram Live early Saturday.

In January, the NBA investigated a report that Morant's acquaintances confronted members of the Indiana Pacers' travel party after a Jan. Four days prior, Morant was accused of threatening a security guard at a Memphis mall during an altercation in the parking lot. Morant raked up a team-high 27 points, 10 assists and two steals in the Grizzlies' 113-97 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday. Morant told officers he struck the teen in self-defense and the Shelby County District Attorney's Office declined to press charges. [ESPN](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1632128855027728384) and [The Athletic. Morant will miss at least the Grizzlies' road games against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday and Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.

Morant's agent denied previous allegations he hit and flashed his gun at a teenager suggesting they were made to tarnish his reputation.

Some of Morant’s acquaintances aggressively confronted members of the Indiana Pacers after a game on January 29, with someone in an SUV Morant was riding in later fixing a red laser on some Pacers players. Morant, born Temetrius Jamel Morant, is a two-time NBA all-star after being drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2019 after a two-year stint at Murray State. One Pacers security guard suggested the laser was “100% a gun,” though an NBA investigation could not conclude whether a weapon was involved. [according](https://theathletic.com/4157284/2023/02/05/pacers-grizzlies-laser-ja-morant-investigation/) to The Athletic. [indicated](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/01/ja-morant-punch-teen-laser/) Morant had already been accused of hitting a 17-year-old during an altercation at Morant’s home in Memphis last summer—though prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to file charges. [said](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1632064943964016641) the league is investigating an [image](https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/1632010699076673536) appearing to be the 23-year-old Morant’s Instagram—with more than 1,600 viewers—showing the NBA player holding a gun early Saturday morning.

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

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. 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. 29 incident in Memphis that he said led to a friend of his being banned from home games there for a year. 29 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 Jan. The video was streamed by Morant on his Instagram page early Saturday, hours after the Grizzlies played in Denver.

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 ...

The NBA said that it will investigate a video the Grizzlies' star guard posted to his Instagram account early Saturday morning.

In transcripts of police interviews last summer, Morant confirmed he owned a handgun. Morant countered that the boy had intentionally thrown a ball at his head and then stepped toward him and pulled up his pants, which he interpreted as a signal that the teenager wanted to fight. Morant’s attorneys produced a number of affidavits from witnesses present at the fight who do not mention the presence of a gun. Any of the dozens of witnesses will confirm Ja acted in self-defense and that he did not have a firearm.” The NBA investigated that incident at the time and couldn’t conclude that a gun had been present. In a postgame confrontation in January,

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.

LOS ANGELES – Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has apologised and said he will “take some time away” after he was seen displaying what appeared to be a gun ...

That incident began when Morant’s mother got into a dispute with a store employee inside the mall. “I’m sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, partners, the city of Memphis and the entire Grizzlies organisation for letting you down. The teen told police that Morant then emerged from his house with a gun visible in the waistband of his pants and his hand on the weapon.

Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said there's no timetable for Ja Morant — who recently appeared to be holding a gun in a social media post — to return to the ...

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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.

Morant had already been ruled out of at least the next two games while the league investigated the video.

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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 ...

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.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant takes a break not only from basketball but from social media too. He deactivated his Twitter and Instagram accounts after .

I'm sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, partners, the city of Memphis, and the entire Grizzlies organization for letting you down. [https://www.instagram.com/jamorant/](https://www.instagram.com/jamorant/) [https://twitter.com/JaMorant/](https://twitter.com/JaMorant/) "I take full responsibility for my actions last night. He deactivated his Twitter and Instagram accounts after flashing the gun at a nightclub. [Memphis Grizzlies](https://basketnews.com/teams/384-memphis-grizzlies.html) star [Ja Morant](https://basketnews.com/players/23448-ja-morant.html) takes a break [not only from basketball](https://basketnews.com/news-186218-ja-morant-announces-he-will-take-time-away-from-basketball.html) but from social media too.

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith and former NBA player Jalen Rose offered their thoughts on the incidents surrounding Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant on ...

He's going to return and he's going to be a better person. And because of all of this taking place, he's now going to be able to live his full potential.' And I believe that he's on that path. 'I don't know what type of pain that he deals with, and type of anxiety that he has, or what types of substances that he may be using. When you the leader, it's on you because you end up searching that lifestyle. You end up wanting to be down. When you start waiving it, that could get you killed. You got a deal that kicks in next year that could exceed $231million over the next five years. You have an obligation to look out for him to do it.' That led to the Grizzlies suspending him for at least two games, and saw Morant release a statement committing to That's Ja that you see on the TMZ video. And when I tell you that was a beat in and of itself...

After a troubling video showed Ja Morant flashing a gun, Nike released a statement saying they will “support” Morant despite the hot water he finds himself ...

“I’m sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, partners, the city of Memphis and the entire organization for letting you down,” he said. We support his prioritisation of his well-being,” Nike said, per The Athletic. This handgun incident comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed last week, in which Morant is accused of hitting a teen and flashing a gun last summer. Following the announcement of the two-game ban, the two-time All-Star released a statement saying he takes “full responsibility for my actions last night.” After a troubling video showed Ja Morant flashing a gun, Nike released a statement saying they will “support” Morant despite the hot water he finds himself in with the NBA. “We appreciate Ja’s accountability and that he is taking the time to get the help he needs.

Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins reveals that there isn't a timetable for Morant's return.

Jenkins described Morant as “a generally amazing person, great family person, a father, brother, son, member of our community.” It’s going to be a difficult process but we’ve got a great group to get through this.” Morant streamed the video on his Instagram account early Saturday of himself holding what appeared to be a gun at a nightclub, hours after playing in Denver.