Yes Morant remains in the headlines for negative reasons.
Last week, the NBA handed out $ 75,000 fine Morant several imaginary Gun-Aiming gestures on the field that were considered ‘unusual’. He was previously warned by the League Office that this gesture could be interpreted in a negative light, and when Morant neglected the warnings, I printed on punishment.
In fact, Morant doubled and took a new celebration with another violent weapon: a grenade. I debuted it on Tuesday during the 124-100 victory of the Memphis Grizzlies on the Charlotte Hornets. After he had sunk to 3-Pointer, Morant mimics an explosive after the stands and covering his ears as they would be to protect against the explosion.
“That is my party now until someone else has a problem with it, and I will find another,” said Morant on Thursday after the shoots of Grizzlies.
When Morant says ‘LGTBODY’, he refers to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and League Offorcials who were responsible for giving the president and ends. However, that is not with whom Morant should be lifted. His antics are becoming a problem for his team.
“This is who [Morant] Is, where he likes to keep Jus in the border, “said Paul Pierce’s edition of Friday” Speak. ”
“It should be about basketball right now.”
Keyshawn and Paul give advice to Ja Morant after Grenade Celebration
As the controversy around Morant continues, the stiff glues of the Grizzlies do that too. Memphis has lost eight of the last 12 games and fell from the second seed in the Western Conference to be TED for the seventh seed with the play -offs around the corner. Although the sub could be due to Memphis to dismiss former head coach Taylor Jenkins and adapt to a new system under the current head coach Tuomas Iisalo, Morant did not help the situation.
“This is a team that has Playoff ambitions, and it is new to him that it is not about basketball,” Pierce added. “As a leader of a team, as a man who was eleven, I consider the face of the NBA … To say:” You know what the time is for me to grow up a bit and take responsibility to be a leader … a role model. “
“There is nothing wrong with being villain,” Pierce added. ‘I consider myself a villain, but I did it in a different way. When he goes to lean [it]It is it. Certain responsibilities come with a hero and a villain. Sub is negatively criticized. If he is willing to deal with those things and lean in where it doesn’t put him into trouble with things outside the field or things on the field, that’s good. “
The corresponding press contributes to this report.
Do you want great stories that are delivered directly to your inbox? Make or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow the competitions, teams and players to relate a personalized newsletter every day!
Get more from the National Basketball Association Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more