Responding to Ja Morant's Recent Suspension, the NBA World

[{"selector":"#anim-745ec699-14b1-4af4-92c4-6c2da020d37d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-2.765419947729953%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] After two-time All-Star point guard Ja Morant was caught brandishing a gun on Instagram Live Saturday, the Grizzlies suspended him Sunday.

[{"selector":"#anim-eb1b61ed-cd29-4392-ba2c-ec0a8a20a7b4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.594155879777073%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Morant was suspended again this year for flashing a gun on film.

[{"selector":"#anim-840ccb7b-1438-48dd-a6ce-e805bdb5def4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] “We are aware of the social media video involving Ja Morant,” the Grizzlies said.

[{"selector":"#anim-deedeb25-d5fb-4593-81d7-3ecebf491a4b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] He is suspended from team activities pending league review. We have nothing further to say.”

[{"selector":"#anim-384c3144-9c52-496e-9909-fffc60f133bf [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(2.829838847170045%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The Saturday video shows Morant, 23, listening to music in a car with pals when he raises a revolver upward. After showing the rifle, the camera abruptly leaves Morant.

[{"selector":"#anim-ecb76bc6-165f-4438-b0ce-239a6dc33401 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-4.221576990728021%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Morant received an eight-game suspension in March for posting an Instagram Live video of himself brandishing a gun in a Colorado night club.

[{"selector":"#anim-d546586e-d86d-4bad-8f84-fae7d498f26a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] He played until the season's finish and the team's first-round playoff exit.

[{"selector":"#anim-49017ee2-8fdf-44ed-91a1-6b24625c2e94 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The NBA world reacted strongly to Saturday's video and suspension. Important basketball voices responded.

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