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I’m so happy he’s been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame for the 2025 class.
From The New York Times
Morant has twice been suspended by the league for showing a gun on social media.
From USA Today
The two-time All-Star was banned eight games without pay in March 2023 for brandishing a firearm in an Instagram Live video.
From Reuters
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The Memphis Grizzlies needed a refresh after falling down the Western Conference standings in their own wayward version of March Madness. Now Ja Morant and Desmond Bane are balancing the ball-handling duties more equitably of late,
The glaring disadvantage for Memphis will come from the fact that Ja Morant is confirmed as out for the game with a hamstring injury. Health issues have been a reoccurring problem for Morant all year.
Matt Levine works as a contributing writer for Newsweek based in California. His expertise is in covering the NBA but he also covers multiple other sports. He has been with Newsweek since 2024.
There are questions about whether or not Ja Morant did a "shotgun" gesture at the Golden State Warriors bench Tuesday night.