The NBA investigate a video in which I Morantplayer of the Memphis Grizzliesshows a pistol in a strip club.
The recording, which has gone viral on the networks, was taken from the account of Instagram of the athlete himself, through which he broadcast the moment in straight early this Saturday by the athlete himself.
Regarding this event, Mike BassThe NBA spokesperson said: “We are concerned about a social media post involving Ja Morant and we are investigating“.
4kt Ja in the Skrip club wit the blicky. pic.twitter.com/mFEOvZ5MVY
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) March 4, 2023
The 23-year-old star had already gone viral following a report from the The Washington Post of this week that linked him to an alleged fight with a 17 year old already supposed threats against a security guard of a shopping center. According to county police records Shelby (Tennessee), no charges were filed for either of the two incidents last summer.
In the first incident, the Washington Post reported that a minor claimed to have received at least 12 punches de Morant during a game between friends at Morant’s house in Eads, Tennesseehe July 26.
It all started when the two got into an escalating verbal altercation, resulting in the teen hitting Morant in the face with the basketball, an action the teen claimed was accidental. The teenager explained to the police that the NBA player He came out with his hand on a pistol visible on his waist.
Morant admitted to police that he had hit the teen, but that the teen had been the assailant, so he filed his own police report weeks later, according to the Post. A spokesman for the Shelby County district attorney explained to the American media that “there was not enough evidence” to file charges against Morant or the teen.
In the second incident, a mall security guard claimed to have been pushed on the head by members of Morant’s entourage in the parking lot after asking them to leave.
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The mishap began when the professional athlete’s mother got into a dispute with an employee of a store inside the mall. She called Morant, who He showed up with nine friends, threatening the worker, who denounced him.
Morant is averaging 27.1 points, 8.2 assists and 6.0 rebounds in 53 games (all as a starter) this season. He was called up for the second time in a row for the all-star party.