JA Morant goes VIRAL for not caring about his NBA CAREER (Gun on IG LIVE)
26JA Morant goes VIRAL for not caring about his NBA CAREER (Gun on IG LIVE)
Ja Morant, the NBA superstar who was the subject of a Washington Post story earlier this week detailing a troubling series of off-court incidents, went viral early Saturday morning when an Instagram Live video surfaced in which he appears to be flashing a gun at a strip club.
In the video, Morant, an All-Star guard on the Memphis Grizzlies, appeared to be wearing the diamond pendant that he was gifted by Nike at the NBA All-Star Game in February.
It is unclear exactly when the video is from as Instagram Live videos delete when they are concluded and if what Morant flashed was an actual firearm.
“We are aware of a social media post involving Ja Morant and are investigating,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement.
On Wednesday, the Washington Post published an extensive story based on several issues Morant has had off the court.
Morant, 23, claimed self defense in the incident, as the boy had thrown a basketball at his head before the NBA star started swinging.
The outlet also uncovered a previously unreported detail, in which the boy told police that Morant went into his house and later reemerged with a gun in his waistband.
Morant filed a police report of his own on the incident, accusing the boy, a top Memphis-area basketball prospect, of threatening to return to the home and “light this place up like fireworks.”
The story also reported an incident in which a head of security at a mall said Morant “threatened” him and that a member of Morant’s crew pushed him.