JA MORANT faces calls for his suspension after the star of Memphis Grizzlies pretended to point firearms on the players of Golden State Warriors during Tuesday’s defeat.
Morant was not the only one to make a gesture of “ finger pistol ” while he and Buddy Hield from Golden State received technical faults to point each other. Of course, Hield does not have the story of Domail with firearms.
MORANT previously served two suspensions totaling 33 games for a shooting game, including an incident in which he brandished a pistol in a strip-tease club. And although Tuesday’s incident did not involve a real firearm, the fans were nevertheless upset to see the pantomime of Morant.
“JA MORANT has literally pretended to shoot a weapon on the Warriors bench,” wrote a fan on social networks. “And is it the guy you want to be the identity of your Memphis franchise?” Pathetic. Suspend his ** again @nba.
“Dude will never learn,” added another.
However, not everyone was convinced that the gesture of more was not so reprehensible.
MORANT walks by Jimmy Butler and directs a gesture of “finger pistol” on the Warriors bench
Buddy HIELD (ROAUR, on the left) also received a technical fault with MORANT for a similar gesture
The story of Gunplay de Morrant has fans calling for another suspension for the star of the Grizzlies
“He was pointing,” said a fan. “I don’t see a trigger finger. Bleed the queens of the drama.
Several Warriors players are seen reacting to Morant, notably Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Hield, who stood on the field along the Golden State bench.
This is not the first time that Morant has made the gesture this season. While he was sidelined for a match against the Los Angeles Lakers in November, Morant mimed pointing a weapon to Anthony Davis.
“Ja more making my fingers for shooting is crazy,” wrote a fan on X. “This man will never learn”.
The NBA has not yet ruled on any punishment for more, but other players have been punished for similar incidents. For example, Phoenix Suns striker Josh Jackson was sentenced to a fine of $ 35,000 in 2017 for having made a “threatening gesture” to a fan.
The NFL has also started to amend the players for any celebration linked to the weapon.
The story of more with firearms is well documented.
On March 3, 2023, Dominé flashed a weapon on an Instagram video live in the shotgun Willie, a strip club in Glendale, Colorado, after a defeat against the Denver Nuggets.
This decision sparked a severe reaction with the NBA transmitting a suspension of eight games in Morant, which was checked in a private council center in Colorado.
Morant was suspended after flashing a firearm on an Instagram live in March 2023
MORANT was seen with a weapon on an Instagram video live for the second time in May 2023
But eight games were not enough to bring the message back to home. Ten weeks later, MORANT was taken in another flashing of firearms. This time, having not learned his lesson, Morant was captured by waving the gun in a car on Live Instagram from the friend Davonte Pack.
Once again, MORANT faced a return of flame, this time bigger than ever. It was the second incident of this nature in three months and the league took its time to deliberate its punishment, before Adam Silver arrived on a suspension of 25 games.
The NBA commissioner marked the driving of the “alarming and disconcerting” and “reckless and irresponsible”, noting that the star is a model for many children.
The prohibition forced more to miss a big song to start the 2023-24 season with the star finally returning on December 19, 2023.
The Grizzlies endured a rocky section, losing eight of their last ten while the head coach Taylor Jenkins was dismissed before the playoffs, which later start this month. Grizzlies 44-32 are likely to fall into seventh in the Western Conference classification, which means that they would be forced to play in the game tournament to qualify for the playoffs.