New episode in the soap opera Ja Morantbecause ESPN indicates that the leader of Grizzlies met today Adam Silver in New York, just after leaving the psychological support center he had joined in Florida, after having distanced himself from the group. Minutes after that revelation, ESPN announced the findings of the league’s investigation, and the All-Star point guard was handed an eight-game suspension.
Here are the terms of the press release: “The league office has conducted an investigation into the March 4 incident. Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the league has not concluded that the weapon in question belonged to Morant, or that it was brought by him to the nightclub or that it was exposed by him beyond the brief excerpt. The investigation also did not find that Morant possessed the gun while traveling with the team or at NBA facilities, and Colorado authorities did not find sufficient cause to charge Morant. .
In the statement, Adam Silver called Ja Morant’s conduct ” irresponsible, reckless and potentially very dangerous“. The NBA boss recalled that his gesture ” had serious consequences given his huge rating and influence, especially among young fans who look up to him. »
A priori, Ja Morant should return to the field on March 30 with a double confrontation against the Clippers.
| Ja Morant | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | SAME | 67 | 31 | 47.7 | 33.5 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 17.8 |
| 2020-21 | SAME | 63 | 33 | 44.9 | 30.3 | 72.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 19.1 |
| 2021-22 | SAME | 57 | 33 | 49.3 | 34.4 | 76.1 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 27.4 |
| 2022-23 | SAME | 53 | 33 | 46.3 | 31.6 | 74.4 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 27.1 |
| Total | 240 | 32 | 47.2 | 32.4 | 75.1 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 22.5 | |
