NBA issues warning to Ja Morant after Grizzlies star's apparent finger gun gesture toward Warriors: report

Memphis Grizzlies prima Ja Morant is not expected to beryllium punished by the NBA for a gun-related motion helium made during a caller game.

According to ESPN, the league issued a informing to Morant but is not readying to good oregon suspend him successful effect to the digit weapon motion the two-time NBA All-Star directed toward the Golden State Warriors' seat Tuesday. 

The "[l]eague ruled the celebrations were not intended to beryllium convulsive successful nature, but inappropriate and should refrain," ESPN reported.

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Memphis Grizzlies defender Ja Morant reacts aft a handbasket during the 2nd 4th against the Golden State Warriors. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)

Warriors defender Buddy Hield besides received a informing from the NBA.

Warriors prima Stephen Curry astir acceptable the 3-point grounds arsenic helium scored 52 points to assistance assistance Golden State to a 134-125 triumph implicit Memphis.

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Morant has been disciplined by the NBA aggregate times passim his career, and immoderate of those punishments were owed to gun-related incidents. The league handed down an eight-game suspension successful 2023 aft Morant flashed what appeared to beryllium a weapon during a societal media livestream astatine a Colorado nightclub. 

Later that year, Morant appeared to flash a limb portion helium was successful a car during different societal media video. He was suspended an further 25 games.

Memphis Grizzlies defender Ja Morant (12) dribbles arsenic Golden State Warriors defender Brandin Podziemski (2) defends during the archetypal 4th astatine FedEx Forum. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)

"Ja Morant’s determination to erstwhile again wield a firearm connected societal media is alarming and disconcerting fixed his akin behaviour successful March for which helium was already suspended 8 games," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said astatine the clip of his 2nd suspension.

"The imaginable for different young radical to emulate Ja’s behaviour is peculiarly concerning. Under these circumstances, we judge a suspension of 25 games is due and makes wide that engaging successful reckless and irresponsible behaviour with guns volition not beryllium tolerated.

Memphis Grizzlies defender Ja Morant (12) shoots arsenic Golden State Warriors halfway Quinten Post (21) defends during the 2nd 4th astatine FedEx Forum. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)

"For Ja, hoops needs to instrumentality a backseat astatine this time. Prior to his instrumentality to play, helium volition beryllium required to formulate and fulfill a programme with the league that straight addresses the circumstances that led him to repetition this destructive behavior."

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Morant was besides placed nether the microscope aft a January 2023 crippled successful which an unidentified idiosyncratic successful the NBA star's conveyance was accused of shining a laser pointer astatine the Indiana Pacers' squad bus. It happened aft immoderate members of Morant's entourage were progressive successful a confrontation with a radical of radical successful the Pacers' traveling party.

The Grizzlies participate Thursday's crippled against the Miami Heat successful the eighth spot successful the Western Conference standings. 

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