Breaking News;Ja Morant incident, explained: NBA investigates red….
The Grizzlies find themselves at the center of another controversy involving spectators and players.
According to a report from Bob Kravitz and Sam Amick of The Athletic, an incident involving associates of All-Star guard Ja Morant and members of the Pacers traveling party has led to an NBA investigation.
Breaking News;Ja Morant incident, explained: NBA investigates red….
Why did this particular incident require a probe from the NBA? Here is what we know about the incident as well as what’s been said in the aftermath.
Ja Morant-Pacers incident, explained
The incident occurred on Jan. 29, when the Pacers visited the Grizzlies at Memphis’ FedEx Forum. According to The Athletic’s report, it began during the game when Morant’s father, Tee, and friend, Davonte Pack, engaged in a verbal back-and-forth with a number of Pacers players.
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Morant’s friend was ultimately escorted off the court and removed from the game.
Pacers staffers that spoke with The Athletic under the condition of anonymity shared that they were under the belief that the red laser was attached to a gun. According to their account of the situation, there was a Pacers security guard that said “that’s 100 percent a gun.”
No police report was filed.
The report indicates that, in the lead-up to the laser incident, Pack and the Pacers traveling party were engaged in a shouting match in the arena’s loading area for 15 to 20 minutes. As Ja Morant and his associates exited the arena in separate vehicles, the laser was pointed in the direction of the Pacers traveling party.
Breaking News;Ja Morant incident, explained: NBA investigates red….
The Grizzlies find themselves at the center of another controversy involving spectators and players.
According to a report from Bob Kravitz and Sam Amick of The Athletic, an incident involving associates of All-Star guard Ja Morant and members of the Pacers traveling party has led to an NBA investigation.
Breaking News;Ja Morant incident, explained: NBA investigates red….
Why did this particular incident require a probe from the NBA? Here is what we know about the incident as well as what’s been said in the aftermath.
Ja Morant-Pacers incident, explained
The incident occurred on Jan. 29, when the Pacers visited the Grizzlies at Memphis’ FedEx Forum. According to The Athletic’s report, it began during the game when Morant’s father, Tee, and friend, Davonte Pack, engaged in a verbal back-and-forth with a number of Pacers players.
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Morant’s friend was ultimately escorted off the court and removed from the game.
Pacers staffers that spoke with The Athletic under the condition of anonymity shared that they were under the belief that the red laser was attached to a gun. According to their account of the situation, there was a Pacers security guard that said “that’s 100 percent a gun.”
No police report was filed.
The report indicates that, in the lead-up to the laser incident, Pack and the Pacers traveling party were engaged in a shouting match in the arena’s loading area for 15 to 20 minutes. As Ja Morant and his associates exited the arena in separate vehicles, the laser was pointed in the direction of the Pacers traveling party.
