THE Memphis Grizzlies suspended All-Star guard Ja Morant from all team activities Sunday (Monday in Manila) after a video showing him flashing what appeared to be a handgun circulated on Instagram Live.
The incident came just two months after the NBA suspended the Grizzlies star for brandishing a weapon at a Denver club. In the latest video, Morant is seen riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle, holding the apparent gun as a song by rapper NBA YoungBoy plays.
“We are aware of the social media video involving Ja Morant,” the Grizzlies said Sunday in a team statement. “He is suspended from all team activities pending League review. We have no further comment at this time.”
On March 15, the NBA suspended Morant for eight games without pay, citing conduct detrimental to the league. At the time, he’d already sat out five games following an indefinite suspension by the Grizzlies following his live streaming of a video on March 4.
The NBA said Morant was suspended for “holding a firearm in an intoxicated state” while at a club in the Denver area following a loss to the Nuggets.
The league announced the suspension hours after Morant met with commissioner Adam Silver and other league executives in New York. And while the NBA said an investigation did not prove the gun belonged to Morant, Silver said the suspension was warranted. — Field Level Media
