Finally, there is a video of a teen explaining to the cop what exactly happened when Ja Morant and his friends got into a fight with him and the details via VladTV;
Ja Morant recently faced issues last year as news came up accusing the NBA star of beating up a 17-year-old following a pick-up basketball game. Now, bodycam footage of the teen fully explaining the situation to officers has surfaced online.
The footage finds the teen saying he and Morant were getting very competitive, but things took a turn when Morant decided to get physical. The teen alleged that Morant asked friends who were present if he should hit the teen before swinging on him.
When the teen tried to stick up for himself, Morant’s friends allegedly jumped him.
Ja says he is trying to be a better man now, but the kid is still suing him.
Ja Morant is speaking out to the media after returning to the Memphis Grizzlies following a voluntary absence that turned into a suspension after he went on Instagram Live with a gun at a strip club during a team road trip a few weeks back.
Part of his rehabilitation included a trip to a counseling program in Florida.
Morant explained that the counseling program was not for alcohol abuse as he spoke on it when asked by reporters.
“I don’t have an alcohol problem, never had an alcohol problem. I went [to Florida] for counseling to how to manage cope and stress in a positive way.”
Morant had been in counseling at a Florida facility while he served his suspension.
The rumor about him drinking comes from social media videos of Morant drinking on a flight. It seems harmless, but combine that with his behavior and people start to think that maybe he has issues controlling his drinking.
Now, however, Morant is going to be back on the floor as soon as Wednesday when the team took on the Houston Rockets. The media scrutiny around this game will be quite intense with his return to the court.
The two-time All-Star also apologized for his behavior.
“I’m completely sorry for that,” Morant said after practice.
“So, you know, my job now is, like I said, to be more responsible, more smarter, and don’t cause any of that no more.”
During his absence, Memphis went 6-3 and returned to the second spot in the Western Conference.
Check out the kid in great detail, telling the cops how he was jumped by Morant.
Bodycam footage shows 17 year explain to cops what happened when Ja Morant & his friends jumped him 😩 pic.twitter.com/aVL9aSBd1o
— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) April 8, 2023
