Update: Ja Morant Suspended 8 Games by NBA (Could return to court Wed 3/22)

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Re: [SHAMS] Grizzlies suspend G Ja Morant for 2 games… 

Post#61 » by threethehardway » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:48 pm

GSWFan1994 wrote:See the contradiction in the colored parts?

You do you, I guess.

Best of luck.


Lol, not, it's not a contradiction.

People say, Ja doesn't come from the environment that creates the behavior that he displayed so far.

I say, Ja Morant loves the fast life and it has nothing to do with his environment or life circumstances.

This is just what he likes to do in his off time.
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Post#62 » by CKB » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:49 pm

NBA can't market a player globally that is trying to be a fake tough guy holding a gun on Instagram.
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Re: [SHAMS] Grizzlies officially suspend G Ja Morant for 2 games… 

Post#63 » by Kilroy » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:50 pm

Damn... I wonder how good he could be if he put all that extra energy into being better at basketball...
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Post#64 » by MartyConlonOnTheRun » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:50 pm

dockingsched wrote:
Read on Twitter
?s=46&t=AtPRYYXAIqrFGO95b7YfIA

I'm out of the loop. Was he in Denver postgame or back in Memphis when he did this?
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Post#65 » by wco81 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:51 pm

hoosierdaddy34 wrote:Tee needs to get a hold of his kid. This is what happens when a parent acts more like a groupie than a parent to their kids. My son is 22 and on his own but I don’t care if he’s in the nba or not, he acts like a fool he is going to have to answer to me.



His father acts like he's something he's not on the sidelines too. Guy is ridiculous.


dockingsched wrote:
Read on Twitter
?s=46&t=AtPRYYXAIqrFGO95b7YfIA



Forget about the CBA for a second. He was in CA, which should have more strict gun laws than Tennessee. Plexico Burress got in trouble, derailed his NFL career, because he had a gun in a NY night club. It might have been different if it was a Florida night club but NY is a different story.

Guess it was only seen on social media. Clubs don't bother checking if patrons are coming through with guns?

Did he take the gun on the team charter plane from Memphis to Denver and now LA?
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Post#66 » by Phystic » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:51 pm

threethehardway wrote:Eh, Ja gonna learn the hard way.

He gonna be alright.

NBA fans having a melt down on the internet like he's a mix between Tupac and Aaron Hernandez.

Lol.

He's a young athlete and he's a little bit of a wild boy and he don't know how to be discreet.

If he wanna be outside, he need to have private parties with no cellphones and no guns.

He got the money, he can have all the fun he wants.



Didn't know how to be discreet? He purposely posted it to his own instagram :lol:
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Post#67 » by threethehardway » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:52 pm

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What does Magic being a sex addict or Mike being a gambling addict has anything to do with Ja pretending he's a member of the lowest part of society? Plenty of millionaires have sex/gambling or drugs addiction, now how many of those very rich people pretend they are some gang banging bums? Black neighborhoods have a gang violence problem, Ja is trying to promote that crap with his embarrassing behavior. And plenty of kids look up to him, because he's very entertaining with dunks and other flashy moves.


Lol this is the bias I am talking about it.

Lol why do you think Ja Morant is pretending to be a gang banger, lol what gangbanger you know got multi-millionaire dollar contracts and is on TV every night?

I never seen that.

Lol why it has to be a Black thing.

There's more White Americans that tote guns and post themselves on Facebook with their gun collection and the Don't Tread on Me flag, than actual gang members.

Why Ja just can't like guns like every other American?

:lol:

Strike: Racial-stereotyping/Race-baiting
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Post#68 » by BrianInPhilly » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:54 pm

Ja is silly and immature no doubt. Personally I don’t think the nba should suspend / fine s player for acting like an idiot on IG live, but the NBA has already set the precedent of punishing players for non-criminal activities such as Kyrie stuff and even fining Anthony Edwards for his gay comment. It’s a slippery slope a bit - I’m just more disappointed that a guy of his stature and following still acts like this. All those 15 year olds whose moms and dads are saying “don’t go down this lifestyle and instead focus on school!” Have to see this crap on their instagram feed. Kids are influenced by stuff like this to think gangster lifestyle is “cool”. That’s the most disappointing thing that someone hasn’t straightened Ja’s head by now to understand that influences.
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Post#69 » by MagicFan12345 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:54 pm

ShazamDaShiznt wrote:He's a kid from suburbs who wants to appeal to the lowest part of society.

If I'm running a big company I don't want this goofball advertising any of my products/services.


A kid? Morant is 23 years old so that means he is an adult, not a kid :noway:
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Post#70 » by ShazamDaShiznt » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:56 pm

MagicFan12345 wrote:
ShazamDaShiznt wrote:He's a kid from suburbs who wants to appeal to the lowest part of society.

If I'm running a big company I don't want this goofball advertising any of my products/services.


A kid? Morant is 23 years old so that means he is an adult, not a kid :noway:


He's got a mentality of a kid. That's why I called him a kid. Obviously he's got an adult's age.
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Post#71 » by Magic Giannison » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:57 pm

huh, did Ja or someone deleted his twitter page?

https://twitter.com/JaMorant
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Post#72 » by Dubnation » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:58 pm

Nate505 wrote:Pretty strong move, especially when the guy is the best player on the team.

I'm actually shocked they're doing anything, but kudos to them.



Meh,


They've won without him quite a bit. Plus a little 'vacation' has him more rested for the playoffs.
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Post#73 » by Kilroy » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:58 pm

MagicFan12345 wrote:
ShazamDaShiznt wrote:He's a kid from suburbs who wants to appeal to the lowest part of society.

If I'm running a big company I don't want this goofball advertising any of my products/services.


A kid? Morant is 23 years old so that means he is an adult, not a kid :noway:


Which is interesting, actually... Because 23 is actually pretty old in gangsta years...
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Post#74 » by nikster » Sat Mar 4, 2023 7:58 pm

threethehardway wrote:
ShazamDaShiznt wrote:

What does Magic being a sex addict or Mike being a gambling addict has anything to do with Ja pretending he's a member of the lowest part of society? Plenty of millionaires have sex/gambling or drugs addiction, now how many of those very rich people pretend they are some gang banging bums? Black neighborhoods have a gang violence problem, Ja is trying to promote that crap with his embarrassing behavior. And plenty of kids look up to him, because he's very entertaining with dunks and other flashy moves.


Lol this is the bias I am talking about it.

Lol why do you think Ja Morant is pretending to be a gang banger, lol what gangbanger you know got multi-millionaire dollar contracts and is on TV every night?

I never seen that.

Lol why it has to be a Black thing.

There's more White Americans that tote guns and post themselves on Facebook with their gun collection and the Don't Tread on Me flag, than actual gang members.

Why Ja just can't like guns like every other American?

:lol:

because him and his possse were just accused of threatening others with firearms in 2 separate incidents!! But you keep glossing that fact over and talking about the "fast life"
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Post#75 » by ShazamDaShiznt » Sat Mar 4, 2023 8:00 pm

threethehardway wrote:
ShazamDaShiznt wrote:

What does Magic being a sex addict or Mike being a gambling addict has anything to do with Ja pretending he's a member of the lowest part of society? Plenty of millionaires have sex/gambling or drugs addiction, now how many of those very rich people pretend they are some gang banging bums? Black neighborhoods have a gang violence problem, Ja is trying to promote that crap with his embarrassing behavior. And plenty of kids look up to him, because he's very entertaining with dunks and other flashy moves.


Lol this is the bias I am talking about it.

Lol why do you think Ja Morant is pretending to be a gang banger, lol what gangbanger you know got multi-millionaire dollar contracts and is on TV every night?

I never seen that.

Lol why it has to be a Black thing.

There's more White Americans that tote guns and post themselves on Facebook with their gun collection and the Don't Tread on Me flag, than actual gang members.

Why Ja just can't like guns like every other American?

:lol:


Oh yeah, look at these average American citizens :lol:



looking like law abiding citizens who just own a weapon for self defense/protection of this country.
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Post#76 » by dockingsched » Sat Mar 4, 2023 8:02 pm

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:I'm out of the loop. Was he in Denver postgame or back in Memphis when he did this?


They played in Denver last night, fly out to LA later today for games in Sunday and Tuesday. There’s no chance they’re in Memphis last night.
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Post#77 » by ChiCitySPORTS#1 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 8:03 pm

This fake gangster thing is hilarious. Can we start calling him Clarence? I’m sure players are having a field day with how dumb he makes himself look
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Post#78 » by LuDux1 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 8:06 pm

Only two games? Stern would have suspended him for entire season and first 65 games of next and would have banned three-pointers too
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Post#79 » by KyRo23 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 8:07 pm

threethehardway wrote:Eh, Ja gonna learn the hard way.

He gonna be alright.

NBA fans having a melt down on the internet like he's a mix between Tupac and Aaron Hernandez.

Lol.

He's a young athlete and he's a little bit of a wild boy and he don't know how to be discreet.

If he wanna be outside, he need to have private parties with no cellphones and no guns.

He got the money, he can have all the fun he wants.


The truth lies somwhere in between the melt down crowd and you it seems :lol:

No he is not an Aaron Hernandez... BUT

-The lasers/gun in the car towards the Pacers

-Fighting a kid then showing up with a gun in his waistband

-Flashing a gun on live

-Wanting to catch a security guard after their shift

I'm sure there's more, but that was reported in like the last 3 weeks man :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post#80 » by Dubnation » Sat Mar 4, 2023 8:08 pm

CharityStripe34 wrote:Some people take longer to grow up than others.




... and some people never grow up.

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