Ja Morant, basketball to turn the page

This time, it’s sure, Ja Morant will indeed make his return. Sidelined for nearly three weeks following his controversial outing in Denver in a strip club, showing off in particular with a gun in a live Instagram, the leader of the Grizzlies spoke Tuesday after training on this episode.

The opportunity for him to explain that this time spent away from the field allowed him to take stock of the consequences that his actions could have.

“Clearly I’ve made mistakes in the past that have caused a lot of negative attention, not just about me, but my family, my team, the franchise, and I’m completely sorry for that.”, so he said in front of journalists. “My job now is, as I said, to be more responsible, smarter, and not cause this kind of problem anymore.”

Stress management, a major challenge for the rest of his career?

Ja Morant also returned to his 11-day stay in a psychological support center in Florida, slipping in passing that this stay had been beneficial, and that it did not concern an addiction to alcohol.

“It’s clear that I took this time to improve myself, to put myself in a better frame of mind. It’s an ongoing process, an ongoing process for me. I was there for two weeks, but that doesn’t mean I’m fully recovered”he added. “I don’t have a drinking problem, I’ve never had a drinking problem. I went there for advice to learn how to deal with stress, to deal with it in a positive way rather than trying to deal with it in a way that made me make mistakes”.

While his return to the court is expected tonight against Houston, Ja Morant wants to refocus on what matters most to him, namely rediscovering the pleasure of playing, winning and finishing the season well with the Grizzlies.

“For now, it’s all about staying focused on the essentials and continuing to improve. I feel like if I do this, not only will it help me, but it will also help everyone around me”continued the leader of Memphis. “Like I said, it hasn’t just affected me, but it’s affected everyone around me, my family, this franchise, my teammates, and it’s taken me out of the field. . But one of the things I like the most is playing basketball.

Greeted by a standing ovation Monday by the FedExForum audience, he also said he was ready to come off the bench in the first games before gradually returning to his role in Taylor Jenkins’ device.