Morant’s agent denied previous allegations he hit and flashed his gun at a teenager suggesting they were made to tarnish his reputation.
appearing to be the 23-year-old Morant’s Instagram—-with more than 1,600 viewers—shows the NBA player holding a gun early Saturday morning.Morant had already been accused of hitting a 17-year-old during an altercation at Morant’s home in Memphis last summer—though prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to file charges.
The teenager alleges Morant knocked him to the ground and left him with a “large knot” on his head, before Morant—-who told police he acted in self-defense—retreated into his home to grab a gun. Morant’s agent Jim Tanner denied the allegations and said they were made public to “tarnish his reputation for their own financial gain.”
Morant was also allegedly involved in a confrontation with police at a Memphis mall in which Morant is accused of threatening one officer, though no report was filed.to The Athletic. Some of Morant’s acquaintances aggressively confronted members of the Indiana Pacers after a game on January 29, with someone in an SUV Morant was riding in later fixing a red laser on some Pacers players.
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