A film story… The NBA is above all basketball, but sometimes it oversteps the bounds of the game (fist fighting included) to enter an area that has little or nothing to do with it Is. That’s exactly what happened in Memphis on January 29th. as explained Athleticmembers of a vehicle in which Jay Morant was traveling Gun allegedly pointed at Indiana Pacers busa team they recently faced at FedEx Forum (Grizzlies Field).
The alarm went off in the Indianapolis team transport when One of the security members saw the light of the laser pointer To which, in their opinion, a firearm responded. Given the nature of the Pacers’ allegations and that he was talking about something serious, the NBA decided to act quickly on the matter and launch an investigation, which has led to the following statement.
“NBA security and various league workers conducted an investigation by interviewing several eyewitnesses and reviewing arena surveillance video following the allegations made by the Pacers on January 29.”
“While we have verified that the confrontation occurred after the game, based on interviews and other evidence collected, We have not been able to confirm that someone threatened another person with a firearm.”, reads the letter.
folder for the case? It seems like. Even before the league released its decision, Ja Morant had already used his Twitter account to make the announcement. A group of his friends were banned from visiting the Memphis Pavilion, This decision is directly related to the incident with the Pacers, as they were the ones who got into the brawl, which fortunately did not escalate.
Regarding whether the incident will have any consequences for Morant, the only thing we know is that coach Taylor Jenkins, of the Tennessee organization, has assured that he was aware of the NBA investigation and that The matter has been dealt with internally in the locker room, The truth is that such distractions do no good to a team that is going through its toughest phase of the campaign; It is not in vain that they have lost eight out of the last ten matches. Perhaps with the break for the All-Stars, which will feature Pau Gasol, this will help them change dynamics.
