Looks like NBA player Ja Morant got some explaining to do!
A video surfaced Saturday of the athlete displaying a gun while partying at a nightclub. The video surfaced early Saturday morning following the Grizzlies’ 113-97 loss to the Denver Nuggets Friday night.
In the clip, Morant can be seen displaying what appears to be a gun while dancing without his shirt on. After making its rounds online, the NBA released a statement saying it had launched an investigation. “We are aware of a social media post involving Ja Morant and are investigating,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said Saturday.
This is definitely not what he needs right now.
This latest incident comes days after a police report said Morant allegedly exposed a gun after punching a teenager “12 or 13 times” during a pickup basketball game last summer.
The Washington Post story first published the article about that incident in Wednesday detailing an incident involving Morant last summer that resulted in police reports but no arrests.
According to the report, a 17-year-old boy alleged that Morant emerged from his house with weapons after a fight between the boy and Morant during a pickup basketball game in the Grizzlies point guard’s backyard. Morant told police at the time that he had acted in self-defense and filed a police report after the teenager allegedly said he would come back after the altercation and “light this place up like fireworks.”
“Any and every allegation involving a firearm has been fully investigated and could not be corroborated,” Jim Tanner, Morant’s agent, said in a statement in response to the Post’s story. “This includes the NBA investigation last month, in which they found no evidence.”
“Again, after this was fully investigated by law enforcement, they came to the decision not to charge Ja with any crime.”
UPDATE: The Grizzlies announced that Ja will be away from the team for at least the next two games.
Morant has yet to release a statement regarding this new viral clip and investigation. Until then, let us know your thoughts on this in the comment box below!