Ja Morant and his camp are not helping his situation at all with their latest claim.
The Memphis Grizzlies All-Star was seen weeks ago on Instagram Live flashing a gun while riding in a car with friends. He was then suspended from all team activities despite the team being in the off-season.
Before Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver alluded to finding more in their investigation. They have already decided on a punishment but are waiting until after the NBA Finals is over to announce it.
According to breakfast club, Morant’s camp is now claiming the gun he was holding in a car was a gun.
“Adam Silver is still going to go through with the suspension, looking like it should be 30 games even though the [NBA] knows it was a toy gun.”
“My sources say that the relative in the back of the car in the back seat had a toy gun in the car,” Jordan said. “The gun is not real, and (the relative) was playing around with it. Passed it to Ja, and that got caught on the live he had in his hand. The video was sent to Adam Silver, NBA allegedly.
“They have it, and they said the gun looks extremely fake, like it’s obviously a toy gun. But according to my source, allegedly Adam Silver is still gonna go through with the suspension. Looking like it should be about 30 games even though they know it as a toy gun.”
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Morant is rumored to be facing a 30-game suspension, which will be announced after the NBA Finals.
This new revelation is not expected to change anything because it would still show a lack of judgment from a player who was already suspended for flashing a gun earlier this year.
This season, Ja Morant averaged 26.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, and 8.1 APG for the Memphis Grizzlies. The team would be ousted from the playoffs at the hands of the Lakers to bring this tumultuous season to an end.
However, the controversy remains.
