“Why have you got a gun in a nightclub? If you have to be in club carrying or if you have to go through a metal detector to get in you probably should be in there,' Charles Barkley said of Ja Morant. “He needs to grow up and get better friends around him.”
“Why have you got a gun in a nightclub? If you have to be in club carrying or if you have to go through a metal detector to get in you probably shouldn’t be in there.The Denver incident wasn’t Morant’s first misstep, which likely contributed to the suspension and the uncertainty of his return:
, including a reported fist fight between the player and a teenager in a pickup game at the player’s home last July. The Post reported Morant showed the teen a gun in his waistband, but no such action was listed in the police report and the player’s attorney and agent,. have vehemently denied the Post account, saying Morant was acting in self-defense and did not wield a firearm.
“As Black guys, you’ve got a chance to change so many peoples’ lives when you get that life-changing money,” he said. “There’s so much you can do.” “With so much violence in the Black community—he’s a guy who made it out, is probably making fifty million a year and he could screw things up,” Barkley said. “If he keeps getting in gun situations, something bad’s gonna happen.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Stephen A. Smith warns Ja Morant that NBA has ‘connections with the FBI’ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has a message for Ja Morant after the Memphis Grizzlies guard was suspended for flashing at gun at a strip club in an Instagram Live video early Saturday morning.
Read more »
NBA champ advises Ja Morant to 'keep your s--- tight,' compares situation from his own lifeNBA champion Kyle Kuzma had advice for Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant after the superstar guard was suspended for two games amid his latest drama.
Read more »
Richard Jefferson Says Ja Morant Gun Video Won't Tank NBA CareerRichard Jefferson tells TMZ Sports Ja Morant's most recent lapse in judgment is simply a young man 'making mistakes in front of the public eye.'
Read more »
NBA Superstar Ja Morant Is Headed Down a Dark PathA series of troubling incidents, including allegedly beating up a teen and flashing a gun on IG Live, have put the phenom’s NBA future in doubt
Read more »
Nike responds to Ja Morant gun video after suspensionAfter a troubling video showed Ja Morant flashing a gun, Nike released a statement addressing the matter.
Read more »
Grizzlies’ Ja Morant has ‘no definitive timeline’ for return after gun videoJa Morant’s time away from the court doesn’t have a timetable.
Read more »