Ja Morant, the point guard for Memphis Grizzlies has been suspended indefinitely by the franchise, just after his second gun video surfaced on the internet yesterday. A couple of months ago, the 23-year-old was also suspended from 8-games by the Grizzlies for flashing a firearm at a Denver-area strip club, while broadcasting it live on Instagram.
On May 14, the statement from Memphis Grizzlies read, “We are aware of the social media video involving Ja Morant. He is suspended from all team activities pending League review. We have no further comment at this time.”
The second video of Ja Morant, which began circulating on social media yesterday, had the 23-year old waving what appears to be a gun in his hand, while he was accompanied by his friend. As of right now, it hasn’t been determined whether the firearm was real and belonged to Morant.
Check out Morant's video from this weekend here:
Earlier, Adrian Wojnarowski, the ESPN Senior NBA Insider, tweeted out the update from NBA spokesperson Mike Bass regarding the serious situation at hand, “We are aware of the social media post involving Ja Morant and are in the process of gathering more information.”
Meanwhile, in March, after the Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Denver Nuggets in an away game at the Ball Arena. Ja Morant headed for a nightclub in the city of Denver, where he flashed a firearm, which was eventually determined to be someone else’s property.
Morant's video from two months ago:
