The Morant Situation

 

            As of late, superstar Ja Morant has fallen down a deep dark hole with his recent actions. Recently, the star point guard was suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies for at least two games because of his actions off the court.

            What he did off the court was no minor thing, he flashed a gun on his Instagram live story to show to his viewers. The Grizzlies along with the NBA did not take this lightly and gave Morant at least a two game suspension.

            He was out partying at a nightclub presumably in Memphis where he flashed his gun. The situation did not look good at all for Morant and the NBA has dealt with the situation accordingly.

            Ja Morant comes from a good family where he grew up with both of his parents, multiple siblings, and in a middle-class situation. There are many players throughout the NBA who did not have good childhoods and early lives unlike Morant. Morant even went to private school as well. 

            This previous offseason, Morant also signed a 5 year, $193 million extension with the Grizzlies as well. In basketball, Morant is one of the highest paid players in the league and is only going to get paid even higher in the future if he keeps up his superstar abilities, but this situation may change all of that. 

            In my opinion, the NBA should not take this situation lightly and should extend the suspension on Ja Morant for possibly the rest of the season. With all the drama going on around the league, they don't need any added drama to go along with it in this situation. 

            Also, for Ja Morant, if he wants to own and possess a gun that is fine but to show it off and flash it around on social media and out in public is unacceptable. Anything that goes on social media is going to be eaten up by the media and everyone is going to look at you like the bad guy. 

            Morant made a stupid mistake that has lead to some consequences for the young star. The NBA has a tough decision of now determining what they should do with Morant's status in their league. Do they let him continue to play in the league after the suspension is over or do they extend it?