Ja Morant truly doesn’t give a hoot.
The Memphis Grizzlies star Morant had yet another moment of questionable judgment during Thursday’s road game against the Miami Heat. Morant hit a three-pointer in the first quarter and promptly flashed a shotgun gesture, apparently in the direction of his own bench.
Here is the video.
That was Morant’s very first basket of the game, so apparently he had that one ready and waiting.
The timing here is obviously no coincidence. The two-time All-Star Morant just drew scrutiny from the NBA for doing a gun gesture during the Grizzlies’ last game (a 134-125 defeat to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday). Morant and Warriors guard Buddy Hield traded the gestures with one another (video here), and the league even considered disciplinary action for the incident.
Ultimately though, the NBA decided to only issue warnings to Morant and Hield, holding that the gestures were “not intended to be violent in nature” but were still “inappropriate.” As a result, Morant felt free to do a gun gesture again during Memphis’ very next game.
Morant, 25, draws extra scrutiny for these kinds of antics because he has been suspended multiple times now by the league for flashing real guns on social media. But it looks like Morant still has not learned much as he was already doing post-suspension gun celebrations as early as last season. At this point, he may be trying to challenge the league to see just how much he can get away with.
