The Glendale, Colorado Police Department is investigating Grizzlies star Ja Morant to determine whether he may have broken any gun laws following an incident over the weekend, according to Ramona Shelburne and Liz Merrill of ESPN.
Morant’s latest controversy began with an Instagram Live video that appears to show him waiving a firearm around while shirtless at a nightclub at 4:19 am CT on Saturday. It’s the latest in a string of incidents that have caused many to question Morant’s off-the-court behavior.
The department confirmed the incident occurred in Glendale, a small enclave surrounded by Denver, per Shelburne and Merrill. Colorado is an open-carry state, but there are exceptions to the law. In Colorado, it is illegal to possess a gun while drinking alcohol, ESPN’s duo notes.
It is unclear if Morant was under the influence of alcohol when he streamed the video, but it did occur at a bar and other people near him were spotted drinking.
The fourth-year guard is away from the team after the NBA announced that it was investigating the incident. League rules prohibit players from possessing a firearm when they’re on team property or traveling on team business, as ESPN notes.
The 23-year-old issued an apology following the Grizzlies’ announcement that he would be away from the team for at least two games (one has already been played). Head coach Taylor Jenkins suggested his absence could extend far beyond that, with no timetable for Morant’s return.
Lol keeps getting worse for this clown
The Ezra Miller of the NBA.
Don’t be insecure, kid overcompensated way too hard, hope his head is on straight when next season starts because we all know where this behavior goes….and it ain’t good
Never understand players doing stupid stuff like this. Keep your poop together for the 10-15 years of your career, then do whatever you want.
Morant will be arrested?
Charged with something? Possibly.
Arrested? No way
If witnesses say he was drinking, then yes, he would be arrested.
No, he would be charged with a crime, they wouldn’t go handcuff him and take him to jail. Obviously.
Sadly tupac thought he was a gangster when in fact like ja he was a wangster. Let us all hope ja gets his head straightened,so his fate his different.
Tell us you know nothing about the streets without saying you know nothing about the streets
Guy is a POS. Throw him out of the league now and save us all from having to read about this clown.
Throw him out for what exactly? Hurting your feelings?
He doesn’t need to be thrown out of the league, but you don’t think what Morant did was wrong? Ok dummy.
What did he do wrong? People show guns on IG all the time. Why is it wrong for him to do it
Never said I agreed there dummy, just not worthy of throwing someone out of the league for that
I don’t know what “hurting feelings” has to do with anything.
Wake up and grow up ……. before it’s too late
They should investigate the Knicks …..
They definitely doing something …….
Impressive win streak, for sure!
What else would he be doing at a bar besides drinking? Oh wait, he must have been the responsible one, and took on DD duties…
It’s an open carry state, not sure what laws he broke
If he wasn’t drinking, then maybe none.
The NBA’s CBA bans carrying weapons on team planes and other vehicles or while representing the league or his team. He could have 50 games to consider his life choices.
But he wasn’t on a plane or other vehicle. He was in a club.
Reading the article before commenting is usually a good idea. In Colorado, it is illegal to possess a gun while drinking alcohol.
Cool story bro. Point to me where in the article it says he was drinking alcohol? It’s also a good idea to comprehend what you read.
Once again your ignorance shines. They are investigating to see “if” he was drinking. Trust me I know way more than you when it comes to police investigations, been doing it for 24 years.
KKKurtis: Ja said at the end of the video he was drunk. Keep trying to talk your way out of this, though, it’s funny to watch you fail.
I can’t imagine that strip club allows firearms. Open-carry state or not, if a business disallows guns, you’re breaking the law by bringing one in.
You’re going to the wrong strip clubs
Kurtis Blow;
You should have finished school.
And what genius theology led you to believe that I haven’t? Can you actually explain yourself, or you just got more nonsense to say?
Your posts.
You can’t carry in a place with alcohol…..
you really need an explanation lol
Unclear if he was drinking alcohol while in possession of the gun???? At the end of the video Ja makes a reference to how drunk he is. The club has video as well.
Three maybe four levels of investigation will be done
1. Team
2. NBA
3. State
4. Federal? Not sure about this one and only suggest it because he may have flew on a plane with a gun.
In any case, he will definitely be out longer than 2 games.
Do federal laws apply to private jets?
All of a sudden Arizona wants to be strict about gun laws…ok. don’t tread on me! Except sometimes do.
Lol that wasn’t in Arizona
Oh whatever! In Colorado you can have a gun on college campus. Maybe we pay student athletes in ammo. Is that what you suggest?
Don’t you dare correct me again. I’m one of the top 3 commenters on this sight
Glendale is in California, anyway
Site…. It’s called a website, not a websight.
Then why do you use your eyes to look at it? Leave the difficult stuff to the grownups
Well if you had read the article in full, you would’ve seen that. And I do care how much you post, what’s your deal? Sensitive much?
*Don’t care
You cared enough to comment twice. Frankly I’m flattered…
Expect to hear news in the coming days that Ja Morant has checked into a rehab facility for substance abuse.
Why do you expect that?
Because people I know are telling me that he is already checked in.
The irony of internet commenters calling out ja for thinking he’s a tough guy…
That isn’t an example of irony.
Lmao
Kids these days have a lot of growing up to do…
Has to suck to be a family oriented Grizzlies fan and have the star of the current rebuild be so utterly disappointing as a role model…
It doesn’t matter what open carry laws exist, it’s a terrible look for a role model to be so openly toxic…
Making 500 mill for my career. And owning the NBA for a few yrs. Makes me the roughest and toughest mf out there. F… I need guns for
Exactly…
He needs to spend some serious time with a psychologist to work out whatever that is causing this irrational need for attention…
When keeping it real goes wrong.
Another firearm incident involving a professional or college athlete.
U.S. “culture” of guns and violence is a truly exceptional sight to behold, from Hollywood’s effusions to every part of society, including institutions of education.