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Ja Morant continues to take a historic financial hit for his indiscretions. The NBA’s latest 25-game suspension for a second gun incident will cost the Memphis Grizzlies star point guard $304,545 thousand per game and $7.6 million total, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. That severe penalty tacks onto the whopping $40 million he forfeited toward […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he would wait until the end of the NBA Finals to announce Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant’s suspension for a second gun incident this season. Friday, one day after the Denver Nuggets’ NBA championship parade, the league announced Morant is suspended for the first 25 games for the 2023-24 season […]

The NBA handed down punishment for Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant after his latest IG gun incident. The league has suspended Morant for 25 games to begin the season, and he will have conditions he needs to meet before returning to the court. Now, Morant has issued a lengthy statement following the suspension, per Adrian […]

The length of Ja Morant’s suspension in relation to his most recent gun-flashing incident on social media is finally known. The NBA has come down hard on the Memphis Grizzlies point guard, with the league handing Morant a 25-game suspension, which he will begin to serve in the 2023-24 NBA season. Shams Charania of The […]

Kendrick Perkins believes that embattled Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant could greatly benefit from a change of scenery — and a viable option for his services in 2023 would be the NBA runner-up Miami Heat. “I strongly believe that it’s time for Ja to have a change of scenery,” Perkins explained on First Take on […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been under fire for appearing to hold a handgun on Instagram Live for the second time, but Jay Williams believes that Morant could still be the face of the NBA if he recovers from this incident. “Ja Morant has to want to fix it,” Jay Williams said on ESPN’s […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is facing a long suspension after two social media handgun incidents in just two months. After the second instance of Morant flashing a firearm o social media, rapper Lil Wayne reached out to Skip Bayless to try to get in touch with and help the 23-year-old superstar. However, Bayless said […]

The Denver Nuggets’ 2023 championship run highlights an encouraging trend that’s occurred in the NBA over the last half-decade: no longer do only a handful of teams enter each season with a realistic chance of winning the title. The Nuggets are the fifth team in the last five years to win the championship. Don’t be shocked […]

It hasn’t been five minutes since the final buzzer sounded for the NBA Finals with the Denver Nuggets being crowned the NBA Champions, and Twitter is already buzzing about the eventual announcement of Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant’s suspension. The young Grizzlies star was caught flashing a gun once again on Instagram Live, to […]

Ja Morant’s gun controversy has been the biggest storyline in the NBA save for the Finals going on. Despite being suspended for a similar incident, the Memphis Grizzlies star was once again caught on social media flexing a gun. Now, Morant’s camp claims that the gun in question was simply a toy gun. Amidst all […]

There have been rumors that the handgun that Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was holding in his most recent Instagram Live incident that has him under a microscope was actually a toy, and NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed those rumors. “The very issue for Ja certainly in the first incident was treating a gun as […]

Adam Silver has again spoken about the impending punishment for Ja Morant in the wake of the Memphis Grizzlies’ star’s second gun-related infringement in a short period of time. Speaking on NBA Countdown prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Silver was asked by Stephen A. Smith whether he had factored the concept of […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been on the headlines once again after it was rumored that the firearm he flashed in his recent IG Live scandal was a “toy gun.” However, NBA fans are not buying it. For those who missed it, a rumor recently emerged claiming that Morant’s camp argued with Commissioner Adam […]

Ja Morant has been on the headlines for the past month due to his second Instagram Live gun scandal. The NBA has already conducted its investigation and made a decision, though Adam Silver refused to reveal their findings until the season is officially over after the Finals. As the whole world awaits what the NBA […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. has spoken out about the Ja Morant saga, which will likely see the Memphis Grizzlies superstar suspended for a significant portion of the 2023-24 season. Morant, of course, has been the subject of headlines for all the wrong reasons so far this year, with his second incident in a matter of weeks […]

Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant is facing a suspension in the 2023-24 season, but it’s unclear just how long it will be. While signs are pointing to it being rather substantial, that could mean a lot of things. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski recently threw out 17 games as a number, but Sam Amico now […]

Ja Morant doesn’t hold back when it comes to posterizing others, be it a teammate or not. Jaren Jackson Jr. learned that the hard way right in Ja’s first day with the Memphis Grizzlies. During his appearance on the Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment, Jackson was asked if Morant […]

Well, this hasn’t been a good two days for the Memphis Grizzlies. There was already a huge cloud above the fanbase’s head after Ja Morant’s most recent gun scandal and subsequent suspension. Now, over the last few days, there’s been some… ominous updates about Morant’s suspension. From Adam Silver’s cryptic speech to all the speculation, […]

Most basketball fans know who Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is. He’s been the face of the Grizzlies franchise since they drafted him with No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. He may be embroiled in some controversy right now but he is the Grizzlies future. What fans might not know is he […]

Is Ja Morant going to get a massive suspension from the NBA? Well, that’s what many Memphis Grizzlies fans and NBA critics fear and assume after Adam Silver’s comments about the whole gun incident and situation involving the youngster. For those who missed it, Silver shared on Thursday that they have “uncovered a fair amount […]

Ja Morant, through the first three years of his career, was on a rapid ascent towards superstardom. His emergence as one of the best point guards in the NBA has lifted the Memphis Grizzlies to serious playoff contention. But in Year 4, Morant has been involved in a slew of troubling off-court incidents, the most […]

Memphis Grizzlies All-Star Ja Morant is going to be suspended by the NBA to begin the 2023-24 season. The question right now is how long will the former second overall pick be suspended? Commissioner Adam Silver and the NBA as a whole are always extremely protective of their image and have always set very strict […]

Ja Morant’s punishment for being seen on Instagram holding a gun for the second time in a matter of weeks has already been decided, according to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Silver suspended Morant for eight games after the initial scandal in which he waved a gun in a Denver nightclub. After serving that suspension, a […]

Gilbert Arenas has a reputation for being a hot take machine, but his latest remarks on Ja Morant were quite illuminating and brought into focus the future state of the NBA. He believes the troubled Grizzlies star is the one most equipped to succeed LeBron James as face of the NBA. “The only person who […]

Ja Morant has been in the news for all the wrong reasons as of late, and he is currently in the middle of a suspension from all basketball activities for the Memphis Grizzlies after flashing a gun on social media for the second time in a span of months. Many folks took the opportunity to […]

On Saturday, Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard went on an impromptu AMA on IG Live wherein he addressed certain questions from his fans. At one point, though, one particular supporter thought it would be a good idea to do a bit of trolling at the expense of embattled Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, who […]

The Memphis Grizzlies claimed the second-seed in the Western Conference for back-to-back seasons, but it was another year of disappointment in the NBA Playoffs. They were eliminated by the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in six games, with their last meeting ending in blowout fashion. Unfortunately for Memphis, the offseason has not even begun and it […]

Ja Morant‘s latest signature Nike sneaker, the Ja Morant 1, released on Nike SNKRS app this morning and sold out within four minutes of their release. Despite rumors of Nike moving on from their star Memphis Grizzlies’ athlete amidst repeated gun incidents and an indefinite suspension from the NBA, the sneaker giant moved forward with […]

It’s been another tough week for Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, who has been disciplined yet again for flashing a gun on his Instagram, and after cryptic social media posts prompted a welfare check from police, former NBA star Gilbert Arenas shared even more advice for the disgruntled 23-year-old. “Even though it’s not going to […]

The Houston Rockets may not be too good of a basketball team at the moment, but there are no doubts that Jalen Green, the second overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft, has a bright future ahead of him. Thus, when Green went live on Instagram not too long ago, some fans implored him not […]

Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant had the NBA world buzzing again on Wednesday after he posted a handful of cryptic posts on Instagram. However, the nature of the posts was concerning in that Morant added a one-word caption in one of the photos that simply said, “Bye.” Dallas Maverick star Kyrie Irving has now come […]

“Bye.” That was the single-word caption Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant decided to place on a now-deleted photo on Instagram. The embattled All-Star also posted three photos of his mom, his dad, and his daughter, all accompanied by some sort of “I love you” message on each of them. Given the cryptic nature of his […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant continues to deal with off-court drama that has severely clouded his future. Originally suspended during the 2022-23 season for flashing a gun at a camera while at a nightclub in Colorado, Morant now faces much harsher penalties after once again being seen on a live video waiving a firearm around. […]

The police did a welfare check on Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant following his cryptic social media posts on Wednesday, according to TMZ Sports. A spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said they went to Morant’s home after the concerning messages were posted on Instagram, and that he told them he is taking a […]

Ja Morant had a very rocky 2022-23 season for the Memphis Grizzlies off the court, and early on in the offseason, things have continued to go poorly for the embattled guard. Morant was caught flashing a gun on social media again, leading to another suspension for him, further casting doubt on his future in the […]

Ja Morant has made the headlines for the wrong reasons of late. The Memphis Grizzlies star has been lambasted for once again brandishing a gun on an Instagram live, the same thing he caught flak for earlier in the season. With the Grizzlies suspending him shortly after the incident and a good chunk of fans […]

The criticisms on Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant after his latest gun scandal just keep coming. This time, one of the dancers he terrorized in a Denver nightclub where he first brandished a gun spoke out and condemned his actions. To recall, before his recent IG Live gun scandal, Morant did the same thing back […]

Ja Morant might be falling out of favor within the Memphis Grizzlies fanbase. Just two months after he got in trouble for flashing a gun on an IG Live, the star point did nearly the exact same thing again. This is just the latest in a long list of off-court troubles that Morant has gotten […]

Ja Morant has left more than a few people in and around the NBA enraged by his inexplicable decision to brandish a gun on an IG Live stream. This came just two months after he suffered the dire consequences of being involved in the exact same thing. Needless to say, the Memphis Grizzlies superstar did not learn […]