Waving a gun in a video uploaded to Instagram earned Ja Moranti a 25-game suspension.
And Morant is suspended well into the fall. PDO
The star player of the NBA club Memphis Grizzlies And Morant23, has received a 25-game suspension that he will serve well into the rest of this year.
The suspension will begin immediately, and Morant will not be paid during the suspension. His annual salary is around $33.5 million.
The reason for Morant’s suspension is his appearance with a gun in videos uploaded to social media.
According to the NBA’s release, Morant must also meet certain conditions before he can return to play after his suspension.
– The potential for young people to imitate Morant’s activities is very worrying, comments the commissioner of the series Adam Silver.
The NBA already suspended Moranti for eight games in March when he appeared intoxicated with a gun.
In May, he appeared with a gun in an Instagram video while driving a car. After that stunt, the Grizzlies shut Morant’s team out of all action.
Morant has been selected for the NBA All-Star Game in 2022 and 2023, as well as the league’s best rookie in the 2019-20 season.