Ja Morant is not going through a sweet moment in his NBA career, in fact, the young guard for the Memphis Grizzlies is involved in a controversy that has become more serious in recent hours.
On the morning of March 4, 23-year-old Ja Morant got into everyone’s mouth when he appeared in a video (which came out on his own Instagram account) where he was seen with a firearm while he was in a nightclub.
After the fact, the Grizzlies imposed a two-game ban on him that has been extended to six so far, the NBA opened an investigation and when it seemed that the situation could not get any worse for the basketball player, In the last hours, photos and videos have appeared that further compromise the athlete.
As reported by the New York Post, the basketball player has frequented a nightclub between the trips his team made to play games and It was during these visits to the establishment that he recorded the video that sparked the controversy in which he is found.
Shaquille O’Neal blunt on Ja Morant case:
“There is no excuse. He has to understand that he is not a rapper, he is an NBA player, that comes with certain responsibilities.” pic.twitter.com/H5KpE4CSCg
— Passion Basket (@PasionBasketNBA) March 8, 2023
In that same place, the athlete has spent more than 50 thousand dollars, and in these new images dated March 2, Morant is seen with a woman on top of him and the floor of the room completely full of money.
“The whole room is full of money, it’s literally a lot. We need a rake to collect everything”was what one of the club employees told.
According to what was told by local workers, Morant, who has just signed a five-year contract with the Grizzlies for an amount of 231 million dollars, on his first visit to the nightclub, hours after his Memphis team beat the Rockets in Houston by 113 to 99, paid $900 to reserve the club for three hours.
At the scene, the basketball player asked for the service of several dancers and asked for bottles of alcohol.
On another visit, after Memphis fell 113-97 on March 3, Ja escaped during the early hours of Saturday the 4th to the nightclub and it was on that occasion that he “terrorized” the workers since it was when he recorded the video that raised all the controversy in which it is involved.
After the incident, his team announced his punishment, which initially was two games, however, it has been extended to four more and the NBA also began an investigation to find out if the athlete entered his franchise facilities with the weapon, “Our investigation is ongoing,” the NBA spokesman said. Mike Bass.
The situation with Ja Morant is very worrying: Sources close to the franchise report that he has entered rehabilitation to treat his addiction to drugs and alcohol. And this video of his comes out that doesn’t accompany anything. Terrible pic.twitter.com/gII9B3cxEE
— Passion Basket (@PasionBasketNBA) March 7, 2023
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