{"id":1182762,"date":"2023-03-06T12:10:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T17:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/report-ja-morants-gun-incident-sparks-police-probe\/1182762\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T12:10:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T17:10:33","slug":"report-ja-morants-gun-incident-sparks-police-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/report-ja-morants-gun-incident-sparks-police-probe\/1182762\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Ja Morant’s gun incident sparks police probe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is reportedly being investigated by police in Glendale, Colorado, after he appeared to flash a gun at a nightclub in the city during an Instagram Live video over the weekend, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n

Glendale police captain Jamie Dillon told the Associated Press<\/a> on Monday they didn’t receive any calls or complaints about Morant, but began looking into the situation after hearing about the video. Colorado has open-carry laws for firearms “regulated by local county and municipal authorities.”<\/p>\n

ESPN reported<\/a> “NBA rules prohibit a player from possessing a firearm while on team property or traveling on team business.”<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies already levied a minimum two-game suspension<\/a> for Morant, although head coach Taylor Jenkins said Saturday the team has no timetable for Morant’s return<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe focus right now is Ja\u2019s taking responsibility to really get the help he needs to get to a better place, generally speaking, but also on the flip side to be in a better place to embrace the responsibility and expectations as a member of this team,\u201d Jenkins said. “That\u2019s what we\u2019re dialoguing about. That\u2019s what we’re going to support him through, but we\u2019re also going to hold him accountable, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ja Morant was already suspended for at least two games by the Grizzlies. (Photo by Justin Ford\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>
Justin Ford via Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Morant issued an apology via his agent where he added that he plans to “take some time away.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Much has been reported and written about Morant in the past week after a Washington Post article<\/a> claimed Morant repeatedly punched a teenage boy in the head and threatened him with a gun last summer. A month earlier, associates of Morant were also accused of threatening<\/a> a staff member of the Indiana Pacers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This all comes in the midst<\/a> of his fourth \u2014 and arguably best \u2014 season in the NBA where Morant earned his second All-Star nod and averaged 27.1 points per game and 8.2 assists per game. The Grizzles also currently sit second in the Western Conference behind the Denver Nuggets and a game up on the third-place Sacramento Kings with 18 games left in the regular season.<\/p>\n

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