Ja Morant and guns is the NBA’s version of peanut butter and jelly. On Friday the league announced that Morant would be fined $75,000 for making the gesture against the Heat.
Morant did the gesture despite receiving a warning from the NBA about doing it when the Grizzlies star and Buddy Hield of the Warriors pointed finger guns at each other. Typically this wouldn’t be that big of a deal, as NBA players routinely make the gesture without incident — but Morant isn’t in a position to play around like that.
In 2023 he was infamously suspended for 25 games for flashing a gun during two separate Instagram live
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