The Memphis Grizzlies have suspended star guard Ja Morant from all team activities following an IG Live video that seemed to depict him holding a gun.
Morant was recorded in the passenger seat of a friend’s car listening to NBA YoungBoy when the camera panned on Morant for a split second. That was enough time to make out the outline of a gun. The video has since been deleted by the original poster, @_dtap2 on Instagram, but screen grabs have kept the video online and it has since made its rounds on social media.
NBA spokesperson Mike Bass has commented on the situation, saying, “We are aware of the social media post involving Ja Morant and are in the process of gathering more information.”
This is the second time in two months that the NBA All-Star has found himself in hot water over waving a gun around on IG Live. Back in March, Morant filmed himself pointing a gun at his camera on Instagram Live in a nightclub in Denver. He ended up stepping away from basketball for a few weeks while enrolling himself in a Florida counseling program before returning to the court. He was suspended eight games without pay for the incident.
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