Memphis Grizzlies star shipowner, Ja Morant, pivot a new celebration in the victory of the 124-100 team over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.
Morant, 25, showed gestures of weapons during the games last week and the NBA was fined $ 75,000 for “twice making an inappropriate gesture on the game court.” The NBA warned that the gesture “could be interpreted negatively.”
After being fined with the gestures of weapons, Morant debuted a celebration of launching grenades in its place in the victory of the team over the Hornets.
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Ja Morant de los Grizzlies of Memphis reacts during the second half against the Charlotte Hornets in Spectrum Center on April 8, 2025, in Charlotte, NC (David Jensen/Getty images)
Morant made the gesture for the first time in the second quarter. He went to Santi Aldama, who drained a 3 -point shot. While Morant watched the ball through the hoop, he pretended to take out the pin from a grenade and throw it.
The two times All-Star made the celebration again in the third quarter on its own. With the Grizzlies above 92-70 with less than two minutes in the third quarter, Morant stopped from the top of the key and made a triple.
Morant then put the imaginary grenade in his mouth, pretended to pull the pin biting him and threw it.
Jaylen Wells de Grizzlies stretched out of the court after falling on the head due to the hard foul of the Hornets player
Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant’s guard (12) seems to pass, since he is defended by Charlotte Hornets striker, Moussa Diabaté (14) during the second half in the Spectrum Center on April 8, 2025. (Sam Sharpe/Imagn images)
Then he bent and covered his ears, preparing for an imaginary explosion while jogging down the court.
Even after Morant left the game with more than nine minutes in the last quarter, he was celebrating the Granada from the bank.
The NBA did not respond immediately when asked to discuss the new Pak Gazette Digital Morant celebration.
Morant has been suspended before due to problems related to weapons.
Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant guard (12) drives during the first half against the Charlotte Hornets at the Spectrum Center on April 8, 2025. (Sam Sharpe/Imagn images)
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.
The next Grizzlies game is against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday at 9:30 pm et, where the basketball world will see if Morant continues its celebration.
