Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been suspended by the crew for at the least the subsequent two video games after he was seen displaying what seemed to be a gun at a nightclub on his Instagram stay account early on Saturday morning.
An NBA spokesman mentioned the league was conscious of the submit and was investigating.
Morant apologized afterward Saturday and mentioned he deliberate to take some “time away.”
“I take full responsibility for my actions last night. I’m sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, partners, the city of Memphis and the entire Grizzlies organization for letting you down,” he mentioned in a press release.
“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.”
The suspension comes after the 23-year-old All-Star was the topic of a Washington Post report this week that mentioned he was accused in police experiences of punching a youngster repeatedly throughout a pickup basketball sport and later emerged with a gun.
Morant additionally allegedly made threats towards the top of safety at a Memphis mall, which led to the submitting of a police report, the paper mentioned.
No prices have been introduced within the separate incidents from final summer season.
Morant is averaging 27.1 factors, 8.2 assists and 6.0 rebounds in 53 video games this season for the Grizzlies, who’re at the moment in second place within the Western Conference.
The suspension means he’ll miss Sunday’s sport towards the Clippers and Tuesday’s sport towards the Lakers.
—Reuters
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
