After Ja Morant showed gestures of weapons twice during the games, the NBA lowered it strongly.
The Memphis Grizzlies star received a fine of $ 75,000 for “making an inappropriate gesture twice on the game court.”
The NBA confirmed reports that had warned Morant the gesture “could be interpreted negatively.”
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Memphis Grizzlies, Ja Morant, reacts after a basket during the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors. (Petre Thomas/Imagn images)
Morant first made the gesture on Monday against the Golden State Warriors, and the reports said the NBA was investigating the incident, giving a warning to Morant and Buddy Hield.
On Thursday night, Morant did it again, just five minutes from a game.
Taking into account the history of Morant with suspensions related to weapons, The gesture exploded throughout the world of basketball. Eight games was suspended in March 2023 after flying a gun on social networks at the Striptease Willie club, outside Denver.
Then, Morant was suspended by the first 25 games of the 2023-24 season after he showed a gun again in a live social networks video.
Ja Morant de los Grizzlies of Memphis Dribla the ball during a game against Miami Heat on April 3, 2025, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, fla. (ISSAC BALDIZON/NBA through Getty Images)
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Before the suspensions, Morant found in trouble on more than one occasion, including an incident in which he fought with a 17 -year -old during a basketball game at Morant’s house. Later, a judge ruled that Morant acted in self -defense. Four days before, Morant supposedly “threatened” the head of security at a Memphis shopping center, and a member of the Morant group allegedly pushed the head security official.
The Grizzlies Guard of Memphis, Ja Morant, dances while the extra time expires against the New Orleans pelicans in Smoothie King Center. (Stephen Lew/USA Today Sports)
Morant was also placed under the microscope after a January 2023 game in which an unidentified person was accused in the NBA star vehicle Shining a laser pointer on the Indiana Pacers team bus. It happened after some members of Morant’s entourage were involved in a confrontation with a group of people at the Pacers travel party.
