Grizzlies' Ja Morant suspended for 25 games by NBA

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The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant for 25 games to start the 2023-2024 season due to conduct detrimental to the league, it was announced Friday.

The Grizzlies suspended Morant from team activities on 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.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/37863825/sources-grizzlies-ja-morant-suspended-25-games-nba

[underpants]

1. Almost 1/3 of the regular season.

[marble falls]

2. Young men, too much money and guns. Never a good combination.

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3. The players union is taking Ja's side

Link to tweet

In his defense, he didn't break any laws guns are legal in the state he was in.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Not Quite

I saw Tremika Tremaglio being interviews.
She's the head of the NBPA.
She said they're not objecting to the suspension length but rather, the unspecified conditions for reinstatement. She said it's tantamount to an indefinite suspension.
The "unstated conditions" are the association's sticking point.

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5. NBA Players' Union Slams Ja Morant's 25-Game Suspension As 'Excessive'

National Basketball Players Association Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio criticized the suspension—which would leave Morant off the court until December—in a statement, calling it “excessive and inappropriate for a number of reasons” and “not fair and consistent with past discipline in our league.” Tremaglio said the NBPA is working with Morant on possible next steps.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/06/16/nba-players-union-slams-ja-morants-25-game-suspension-as-excessive/

[ProfessorGAC]

6. It's Not What She Said On TV

The part they disagree with is right in your first post, and I know what I heard her say.
I'm done with this.

[Mosby]

7. I think the suspension was a bit excessive.

He didn't break any laws like with the first incident.