On Thursday night, the Memphis Grizzlies and Miami Heat faced off in a thrilling game that finished with Ja Morant hitting a game-winning buzzer-beater. The gam
It was the sort of moment that Ja Morant craves: "I feel like I've been the villain for the last two years now."
Ja Morant's decision to go back to the finger-gun gesture in the Memphis Grizzlies' 110-108 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday wound up costing him money.
The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant $75,000 after he again made a gun gesture with his fingers in his team’s 110-108 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday, despite receiving a warning from the NBA for performing the same celebration earlier this week.
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Mediaite on MSNMemphis Grizzlies Star Ja Morant Fined $75,000 for Gun Gestures — Less Than Two Days After NBA WarningThe NBA on Friday announced it fined Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant $75,000 for repeatedly making gun gestures during games this week. The post Memphis Grizzlies Star Ja Morant Fined $75,000 for Gun Gestures — Less Than Two Days After NBA Warning first appeared on Mediaite.
The Grizzlies are looking to maintain their spot in the standings heading into the NBA playoffs and not drop into the play-in tourney.
The Memphis Grizzlies guard was fined $75,000 on Friday for "twice making an inappropriate gesture" on the court.
Morant, who has been suspended by the NBA for gun-related incidents in recent seasons, ignored a warning given to him earlier the same day.
The NBA took aim at Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant's imaginary gun gesture on Friday, fining him $75,000 after he used it to celebrate a basket for the second time in a week.Morant was first warned after he and Golden State's Buddy Hield made the gesture,