Ja Morant
, star of the Memphis Grizzlies, has been in the center of the scene for a week after showing himself with
a weapon in a live video on his Instagram account
.
The franchise suspended him for
two games
, first, to which he added
four more later
.
The NBA, for its part,
opened an investigation to evaluate the behavior of the 23-year-old basketball player and this Sunday
more details of the night of lack of control in a nightclub in Denver
were known
.
There were two times that Morant visited 'Shotgun Willie's' in Glendale, Colorado.
On
March 2
, hours after he beat the Houston Rockets at home with his team, Morant landed in Denver, arrived with a friend and two security guards at the place and entered through the back door, according to what was published this Sunday by the portal
New York Post
.
Ja Morant, NBA star, at a bowling alley with a stripper.
Photo: Video Capture - New York Post
He paid
$900
to reserve the VIP space for three hours.
"The player became horny, paid for four dancers and drink service, and devoured a variety of food that included smoked wings, two platters of chicken strips and fries, and a steak," the American outlet detailed about Morant
, who is married and has a daughter.
The captures of a video from a security camera that the New York outlet accessed show Morant sitting in an armchair, with
a stripper in her underwear
dancing on her lap.
The whole place is full of dollar bills that form a mattress and that later became the tip of the bowling alley employees
.
Ja Morant, NBA star, at a bowling alley with a stripper.
Photo: Video Capture - New York Post
“The whole room was full of money, it's literally a lot. You would need a rake
," said a club employee, as published by NYP.
The point guard, who signed a five-year extension deal with the Grizzlies last year that could be worth as much as $231 million,
Two days later, Morant went for the second round.
It was in the early hours of Saturday, March 4, after Memphis lost 113-97 in Denver, with the player accumulating 23 points.
That day, Morant started a live video and it was noted that he had a gun in one hand.
"I'm going through a lot right now, so I'm going to act [like] a fool and put other people's lives at risk
," she said.
Deborah Dunafon, the majority owner of the dance venue, said together with police officers they reviewed the security images of Morant's second night and affirmed that
"nobody saw a weapon
. "
And Glendale police said they investigated Morant but determined there was insufficient evidence to charge him with a crime.
However, after the public outcry over the livestream of the weapon, Morant apologized to his team and the public for his actions.
The NBA is investigating Morant and could punish him with a
lengthy suspension
if it is found to be carrying a firearm on team premises.
"Our investigation is ongoing
," the world's best league spokesman,
Mike Bass
, said on Saturday .
The Instagram ruling is the latest in a series of troubling off-court antics plaguing the two-time All-Star's meteoric rise in the league.
Ja Morant has a star life on the court, but his private life goes from scandal to scandal.
A long series of accusations
This new case occurs just three days after the 'Washington Post' reported other complaints against Morant.
The events date back to last summer, when in the space of four days, Morant was accused of threatening a member of the security force of a Memphis mall during an altercation, and of threatening a 17-year-old boy with a gun. after a fight during a basketball game at the player's home.
The fight in the parking lot of the shopping center with a member of the security force resulted in a complaint to the police by the alleged victim, but there were no arrests.
Alleged threats to a minor
Four days later, Morant was charged with "repeatedly striking the head" of the minor and throwing him to the ground.
The police verified the injuries caused by the blows, according to the 'Washington Post'.
The boy also assured the police that, after the fight, Morant went to his house with "a visible gun" in his pants and with his hands on the gun.
In addition, on February 6, it was learned that Morant's entourage was under investigation by the NBA after being accused by the Indiana Pacers of having pointed a red laser, possibly from a weapon, against members of his coaching staff after an altercation on January 29 in Memphis.
The NBA assured through a spokesperson that its investigators interviewed several witnesses and reviewed the images recorded by security cameras and that, despite confirming that there was a strong altercation, for the moment they could not "corroborate that some people have threatened others with a gun."
At the Grizzlies-Pacers game on Jan. 29, Morant got into a third-period altercation with Chris Duarte and, after the game, the Grizzlies leader confronted members of the visiting team in the bus area.
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