The news keeps getting worse for Ja Morant.
First, a Reddit user pointed out that if Morant took a gun on a team plane and brought it to another state, he could be looking at an automatic 50-game suspension from the NBA.
Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant was recently suspended for at least two games for being seen holding a gun at a nightclub on his own Instagram live. The NBA is currently investigating Morant’s case on top of all his other troubling off-court allegations that have piled up as of late. It also turns out that the two-game suspension Morant is facing right now might extend longer and by longer, meaning the possibility of 50 games.
According to the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the league has rightfully a strict rule on banning players from bringing a firearm to team facilities and team flights. This is one of the biggest offenses and therefore entails a major punishment for players who go against it, particularly a 50 game suspension. On top of this, if it is indeed confirmed that Morant had possession of the gun while on the Grizzlies flight then he’s also going to be charged for committing a civil offense.
One Redditor recently investigated that Morant was in Denver when he went live on Instagram showing his gun. If this is indeed confirmed by the NBA, then it’s clear that the 2-time All-Star violated an offense that will merit him a 50 game suspension. All eyes will be on NBA commissioner Adam Silver and his board on how they’re about to handle Morant’s offense moving forward.
According to TMZ Sports, the cops in Denver are investigating if Morant bought a gun into the state illegally.
Cops are now investigating Ja Morant after the NBA superstar was seen on video over the weekend brandishing a firearm … TMZ Sports has learned.
A spokesperson for the Glendale Police Department in Colorado tells us they launched the probe into the matter shortly after Morant went on Instagram Live from what appeared to be a strip club with a gun in his hand.
According to the spokesperson, cops “have confirmed the incident took place at a bar in Glendale” — adding, “We are investigating the matter.”
No further details surrounding the probe were given.
The chances of Morant returning to the court this season are looking bleaker and bleaker by the moment.