the result of yet another controversy

NBA, Ja Morant It is Grizzlies were one of the main subjects at the end of the 2022/23 season. That’s because the player collected a series of controversies over the last year and saw his image be harmed by the proximity to carrying weapons. The league even carried out a first punishment, but the athlete repeated the dose and returned to the organization’s sights. Even last Friday, the 16th, he found out how his 2023/24 start will be.

According to Adam Silver, the commissioner of the NBA nailed that Ja Morant will not be part of the roster of the Memphis Grizzlies during the first 25 games of the season. According to journalist Brian Windhorst, from ESPN North America, the star will lose around 7.6 million dollars with the punishment, since the athlete receives something around 303 thousand dollars per match.

Remember what Adam Silver said about Ja Morant’s punishment in the Grizzlies!

“Ja Morant’s decision to once again wield a firearm on social media is alarming and baffling, given his similar conduct in March, for which he was suspended for eight games,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.

“The potential for other young people to emulate Ja’s conduct is particularly concerning. Under these circumstances, we believe a 25-match suspension is appropriate and makes clear that engaging in reckless and irresponsible weapons behavior will not be tolerated.”

“For Ja, basketball needs to take a backseat right now. Prior to his return, he will be required to formulate and comply with a program with the league that directly addresses the circumstances that led him to repeat this destructive behavior.”.

In addition, Ja Morant promised that he will seek to be a better person after another confusion in his NBA career!

In a statement to “ESPN”, Ja Morant assured last Friday, the 16th, that he will seek to be a better person. In addition to missing the first 25 games of the season, the star will add a total loss of 50 million dollars, since he will probably lose the right to some bonuses provided for in the contract, if he manages, for example, to enter the All-NBA team .

“I had time to reflect and understand the damage I caused. I would like to apologize to the NBA, the Grizzlies, my teammates and the city of Memphis. To the kids who look up to me, I apologize for failing as an example. I promise I’ll be better. To my sponsors, I will be a better representative of the brands. And to my fans, I’ll fix all of this, I promise. I hope you’ll give me a chance to prove that I’m a better man than I’ve appeared to be.“, he declared.

But the damage is not just for Ja Morant…

The Grizzlies, for example, will not be able to count on their main player in the first 25 matches of the next NBA season. The franchise was counting on the athlete to have an even better start in the wake of the year to come. Other than that, Memphis’ image was damaged due to the controversies with which it was involved. Therefore, the tendency is for the measures around Ja Morant to be even stricter in the coming weeks.