The NBA announced Wednesday that Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been suspended eight games without pay for conduct detrimental to the league.
A meeting took place today in the NBA’s New York offices between NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Morant to discuss Morant’s conduct. NBA Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars and NBPA Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio, among others, attended the meeting.
The league office conducted an investigation of the March 4 incident. Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the league did not conclude that the gun at issue belonged to Morant, was brought by him into the nightclub or was displayed by him beyond a brief period. The investigation also did not find that Morant possessed the gun while traveling with the team or in any NBA facility, and the Colorado authorities did not find sufficient cause to charge Morant with a crime.
Morant, 23, has not played since a loss to Denver on March 3. The evening after the game, he went live on Instagram from Shotgun Willie’s, a nightclub in Glendale, Colorado, and appeared to flash a handgun as he danced and rapped. The Grizzlies initially announced Morant would be out at least two games and then said he would miss at least four more games but did not use the word suspension in either statement.
After the video spread, Glendale police initially said they would investigate whether Morant was under the influence of alcohol while possessing the firearm, which could have led to a charge of prohibited use of a weapon under Colorado law. Police concluded their investigation without filing charges against Morant or anyone else, they said, because “no disturbances were reported” on or after the night of the incident, “no one was threatened or menaced with the firearm” and no gun was located.The league did not conclude that the gun belonged to Morant or that he brought the gun into the nightclub.
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