Ja Morant is nearing a return to the Memphis Grizzlies, only a couple weeks after his career was put on pause for flashing a gun at a nightclub while on Instagram Live.
"Reception was great. Everyone welcomed him with open arms, excited to have him back. He addressed the team, addressed his teammates and the staff. Got a play group in earlier today, part of the ramp-up process that we talked about. So he's got that under his belt, he's going to be part of practice tomorrow and then obviously we're hopeful for Wednesday so long as everything medically clears out.
Morant was actually eligible to return on Monday, but it looks like he arrived too late for Memphis to make it happen. The Grizzlies are scheduled to face the Houston Rockets at home on Wednesday. Memphis initially sidelined Morant on March 4, announcing he would miss at least two games after the gun incident. The NBA later hit Morant with an eight-game suspension, counting five games he had missed already as time served.The gun incident was only the latest issue for Morant over the last year, as he was also
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