The Memphis Grizzlies said Saturday that their star guard Ja Morant would be away from the team for at least two games, just hours after the NBA said it would investigate a social media post that appeared to show Morant holding a gun.
The Grizzlies did not immediately respond to questions about the reason for Morant’s absence and the social media post. Several people posted video clips on social media on Saturday that appeared to show Morant in a live video on his Instagram account holding a gun and smiling in a nightclub. No live videos matching the clips circulating on social media were on Morant’s verified Instagram account mid-Saturday morning.
Morant, 23, is one of the rising stars in the NBA He won the Rookie of the Year Award in 2020 and has been named an All-Star the past two seasons.
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