NBA star Ja Morant has surfaced in another video appearing to show a gun, only two months after the NBA suspended him for a similar offense.
An Instagram Live video posted Saturday shows Morant in a friend’s car with music playing, having a good time, when he appears to flash a real gun.
It’s strikingly similar to a video from March, which showed the Memphis Grizzlies All-Star displaying a firearm while at a Denver-area nightclub.
Ja Morant was allegedly seen showing off a gun on IG Live yesterday 😳 pic.twitter.com/fdhjBbIn9c
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) May 14, 2023
Morant earned the wrath of the NBA world for that incident in March. He stepped away from the team, saying “I’m going to take some time away to get help and work on learning better methods of dealing with stress and my overall well-being.”
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver turned Morant’s self-imposed time off into an eight-game suspension, saying in a statement, “Ja’s conduct was irresponsible, reckless and potentially very dangerous.”
Now comes this incident, just a couple of days short of the two-month anniversary of Morant’s suspension being announced.
Morant’s latest action stunned NBA fans, especially coming so soon after his suspension for the same offense. Some fans pointed out it might be a fake gun, but even if true that’s still a terrible decision on his part.
Warning: The video contains NSFW language.
Nothing says “I’ve learned my lesson” quite like doing the exact thing that got you suspended in the first place https://t.co/6LmBLU5Iux
— Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) May 14, 2023
Ja Morant back at it on IG Live brandishing a gun. This after all that happened ensuing his prior gun-toting incident. He clearly didn’t get the message nor did he take his penalty seriously. pic.twitter.com/Gkr38jkaqz
— PBA insider 🏀 (@PBAinsider) May 14, 2023
Are these “friends?” Ja Morant’s friend was on his IG live but didn’t turn his camera fast enough… now Ja Morant is caught showing off a gun again on IG live.
Ja Morant just signed a 5 year 194 million dollar extension. pic.twitter.com/5V9rrxsFpC
— Black Vancouver (@blackvancouver_) May 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/gracesporttakes/status/1657752491973378055
Can’t wait to hear how this one gets spun. Perhaps he is just being loyal to Dillon and also wants out of Memphis? Orrrrrr perhaps he is just 100% clueless and this is not a shocker at all. 😂😂
— Smart T. Jones (@exhaustedBS) May 14, 2023
[Legion Hoops; Photo Credit: IG Live]
