Thread: Ja Morant catches more heat for brandishing gun on Instagram Live

Everyone is stupid and it all sucks.

The finish line story shows me how insane his family is.

I think his parents are profoundly foolish.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Yeah Ja might be the dumbest person on the planet at this point. He could not possibly get it any less. But the only person his stupidity is hurting, for the most part, is himself.

Unless one of his entourage actually shoots up a club, leaving somebody paralyzed or worse. Or they try to flex on someone who's an actual G, rather than intimidating high school ballers and mall security. Russell is right about the people around Ja. The Grizzlies have to be sick right now.

Originally Posted by dogfish

Unless one of his entourage actually shoots up a club, leaving somebody paralyzed or worse. Or they try to flex on someone who's an actual G, rather than intimidating high school ballers and mall security. Russell is right about the people around Ja. The Grizzlies have to be sick right now.

I'm a Grizzlies fan and I am indeed sick about it. Dude is by far the most talented Grizzlies player ever, and his talent and style of play could literally make him the face of the NBA, and dude is just pissing it away.

I hope his next suspension is a long one. I don't know what else will get the point across to him. Maybe that won't do it either, but they gotta try something.

Everyone is sick about Ja; that's not in dispute, and that was my original point.

Like if I wanted to be obtuse I'd argue that he did nothing wrong legally, that we can find, his cases are in pre-litigation and are civil, etc. And those are things that *do* matter. However, we all see a pattern here, and it's pretty clear what potentially tragedies are on the table. I don't think any of us like funerals. Enough said.

The guy (I'm not calling him a kid anymore) is a smoothed out jumper away from being the player Westbrook would dream to be, if Westbrook actually cared about winning. That's how good Ja could be. Historically good. Positionless basketball good. He already plays defense and is a gifted passer. But the man seems destined to Cheddar Bob/Gilbert Arenas/Marvin Harrison(what a scumbag)/O.J. Simpson his way out of generational wealth.

NBA Youngboy sucks, too.

Originally Posted by King87

Everyone is sick about Ja; that's not in dispute, and that was my original point.

Like if I wanted to be obtuse I'd argue that he did nothing wrong legally, that we can find, his cases are in pre-litigation and are civil, etc. And those are things that *do* matter. However, we all see a pattern here, and it's pretty clear what potentially tragedies are on the table. I don't think any of us like funerals. Enough said.

The guy (I'm not calling him a kid anymore) is a smoothed out jumper away from being the player Westbrook would dream to be, if Westbrook actually cared about winning. That's how good Ja could be. Historically good. Positionless basketball good. He already plays defense and is a gifted passer. But the man seems destined to Cheddar Bob/Gilbert Arenas/Marvin Harrison(what a scumbag)/O.J. Simpson his way out of generational wealth.

NBA Youngboy sucks, too.

What makes this even more frustrating is that the dude grew up in money. So it's not even like he can fall back on the excuse of being raised in the streets and being unable to rid himself of the gangsters he grew up with. Dude is just acting out a hood life fantasy and speedrunning his way down from the top.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

What makes this even more frustrating is that the dude grew up in money. So it's not even like he can fall back on the excuse of being raised in the streets and being unable to rid himself of the gangsters he grew up with. Dude is just acting out a hood life fantasy and speedrunning his way down from the top.

It's sad, really. Dude is throwing away a LOT for nothing more than what, looking cool? Feeling like a badass? I don't even know.

Originally Posted by Davii

It's sad, really. Dude is throwing away a LOT for nothing more than what, looking cool? Feeling like a badass? I don't even know.

The term “hustling backwards,” has been thrown about.

The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant for 25 games to start the 2023-24 season because of conduct detrimental to the league, it was announced Friday.

The Grizzlies suspended Morant from team activities May 14 after a video on social media circulated showing the All-Star brandishing a firearm. The NBA suspended Morant for eight games following a similar incident in March, when he was seen on Instagram Live holding up a handgun while intoxicated at a Denver-area club.

rest, plus video - https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...d-25-games-nba

Thats fair.