I Morant He has once again been in the eye of the hurricane for his love of gambling weapons, but this time in a duel during the match between his team, the Memphis Grizzliesagainst New Orleans Pelicans last Tuesday, December 26.
Also read mundodeportivo.com
The player has been sanctioned in a couple of times for appearing in videos holding firearms, first during a visit to a strip club and later inside his own car, costing him a 25-game suspension.
Morant recently returned on December 19 and has since helped his team win four straight games, including a 116-115 overtime win over the Pelicans.
But during one of his scores, the point guard made a controversial celebration in which he appears to hold a long gun, place it on his shoulder and pull the trigger; However, Morant has defended himself by stating that he had only imitated a celebration carried out by players of the LSU team in college football after scoring a touchdown.
Despite the controversy that has been generated on social networks, it was the Grizzlies themselves who published the video in which Morant appeared with his controversial celebration.
I Morant had been named as Western Conference Player of the Week for his performance in the Grizzlies’ three previous victories.
After his second suspension, the point guard He apologized for the harm caused by his actions. and for failing to act as a role model for the children who look up to him, while NBA commissioner Adam Silver called the recordings “alarming and disconcerting.”
2023-12-28 00:08:12
#Morant #controversial #celebration #returning #suspension #carrying #firearms
