Ja Morant and the harsh sanction he could face:he will be suspended for half a..
There is a chance that the Memphis Grizzlies will be without Ja Morant for the first half of the 2023/24 NBA season through suspension.
There is an element of mystery over just how long his suspension is going to be. Many think it will be a very long one, whilst other reports are playing down the severity of his punishment.
Ja Morant and the harsh sanction he could face:he will be suspended for half a..
Sam Amico at Hoops Wire recently reported that: “league sources have told Hoops Wire they believe Morant will be suspended for no less than the first half of the regular season.”
Nothing has been decided yet and there is unlikely to be any official word until after the NBA finals have finished, with the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets currently at 1-1 in their series.
Why is Ja Morant getting suspended?
Morant’s issues stem from being seen holding a gun at a strip club during an Instagram Live video during the 2022/23 season. He was suspended for eight games of that campaign for the incident.
That video surfaced whilst there were also allegations about assaulting a teenager and other incidents.
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Having served that eight-game suspension, the Grizzlies hoped that the matter would come to a close. Instead, after the 2022/23 season had ended, he was once again seem on an Instagram Live with a gun in his hand, showing he had not learned his lesson at all.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver discussed Morant ahead of the finals, saying: “We’ve uncovered a fair amount of additional information. We probably could have brought it to a head now, but we’ve made the decision that it would be unfair to these players and these teams to announce that decision in the middle of this series.”
Ja Morant and the harsh sanction he could face:he will be suspended for half a..
There is a chance that the Memphis Grizzlies will be without Ja Morant for the first half of the 2023/24 NBA season through suspension.
There is an element of mystery over just how long his suspension is going to be. Many think it will be a very long one, whilst other reports are playing down the severity of his punishment.
Ja Morant and the harsh sanction he could face:he will be suspended for half a..
Sam Amico at Hoops Wire recently reported that: “league sources have told Hoops Wire they believe Morant will be suspended for no less than the first half of the regular season.”
Nothing has been decided yet and there is unlikely to be any official word until after the NBA finals have finished, with the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets currently at 1-1 in their series.
Why is Ja Morant getting suspended?
Morant’s issues stem from being seen holding a gun at a strip club during an Instagram Live video during the 2022/23 season. He was suspended for eight games of that campaign for the incident.
That video surfaced whilst there were also allegations about assaulting a teenager and other incidents.
READ MORE:NBA Twitter disappointed at Ja Morant as he wrote concerning Memphis…
Having served that eight-game suspension, the Grizzlies hoped that the matter would come to a close. Instead, after the 2022/23 season had ended, he was once again seem on an Instagram Live with a gun in his hand, showing he had not learned his lesson at all.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver discussed Morant ahead of the finals, saying: “We’ve uncovered a fair amount of additional information. We probably could have brought it to a head now, but we’ve made the decision that it would be unfair to these players and these teams to announce that decision in the middle of this series.”
