The Memphis Grizzlies suspended guard Ja Morant from all group actions on Sunday after a social media video emerged exhibiting the two-time All-Star holding what seemed to be a gun.
The announcement comes roughly two months after an identical incident that noticed Morant suspended for eight video games when he appeared in a live-streaming video on Instagram holding a firearm at a nightclub.
It was not instantly clear how lengthy the most recent suspension would final. The Grizzlies, who have been knocked out of the opening spherical of the NBA playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers, stated the disciplinary transfer was pending league evaluate.
“We’re conscious of the social media publish involving Ja Morant and are within the strategy of gathering extra info,” NBA spokesperson Mike Bass stated in a press release offered to Reuters.
Reuters was not instantly in a position to attain Morant.