latest Ja Morant uh oh

[Mr. Robot]

C'mon man. You don't become the Commissioner of the NBA with "No Spine". You might not agree with the way he runs things but I assure you he is a man that weighs everything out appropriately.

one might argue that david stern would ban him for a season after the first gun incident, let alone the second

compared to david stern, he has no spine, he wants to be a nice guy, hes soft

 

[Whyachi]

They’ve generally played well without Ja. Bane and JJJ are All Star level players.

The Grizzlies are looking for exactly the same players Portland wants to get. They need a better backup Center in case Steven Adams misses time. They will also need 2-way Forwards at the wing, due to Dillon's meltdown and the unfortunate achilles injury to Brandon Clarke.

Ja's ~15 game suspension ain't no biggie, if Memphis can clean up the free agent market, the Grizzlies will once again be a really tough opponent.

 

[Pinwheel1]

The Grizzlies are looking for exactly the same players Portland wants to get. They need a better backup Center in case Steven Adams misses time. They will also need 2-way Forwards at the wing, due to Dillon's meltdown and the unfortunate achilles injury to Brandon Clarke.

Ja's ~15 game suspension ain't no biggie, if Memphis can clean up the free agent market, the Grizzlies will once again be a really tough opponent.

Seems like a big IF. The FA market is not that great this year for 2-way forwards, and I am not sure many want to join that team

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Whyachi]

Windhorst is a Blazer hating poser. All I heard was bla bla bla, num num num, where's my sandwich.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Knuckleheads gonna knucklehead.

 

[Haakzilla]

 

[Fairly-Hard]

How do you know, did you buy weed from him in college!?

I said "Appropriately" not "Approximately".

 

[Fairly-Hard]

one might argue that david stern would ban him for a season after the first gun incident, let alone the second

compared to david stern, he has no spine, he wants to be a nice guy, hes soft

So you're just going to parrot what Stephen A Smith says?

 

[Hoopguru]

So you're just going to parrot what Stephen A Smith says?

same interview Smith guessed 24/25 game suspension. Thats what I think as well, but of course I could be wrong.

 

[julius]

Remember when Sebastain Telfair got suspended for the entire season when he had a gun on the plane?

 

[wizenheimer]

how can anybody predict the length of suspension without knowing what it is the league knows?

smuggling a gun on a plane is actually a felony. So is pointing a gun at people in many circumstances. So is threatening people with a gun. What if Ja did all three things?

I'd be kind of surprised if the NBA held off announcing the punishment if it was only a 20-25 game suspension

 

[HoopsFanAZ]

how can anybody predict the length of suspension without know what it is the league knows?
smuggling a gun on a plane is actually a felony. So is pointing a gun at people in many circumstances. So is threatening people with a gun. What if Ja did all three things?
I'd be kind of surprised if the NBA held off announcing the punishment if it was only a 20-25 game suspension

A 20-25 gamer? More than $8 million for 20 and more than $10 million for 25. Real money.

 

[wizenheimer]

A 20-25 gamer? More than $8 million for 20 and more than $10 million for 25. Real money.

if what Ja did is serious, as in potential felonies, I don't think the NBA will make any calculations for lost pay, or at least, if they do, those calculations will be a minor part of the penalty.

it may end up as 10-15 games for all I know. But if there was a betting line I'd think the smart money would start at 41 games and go up from there

 

[inconceivable]

If Morant's suspension is >17 games he is automatically disqualified from any awards due to the new rule of min 65 games played to be considered.

My prediction is 41

 

[PDXFonz]

Start the countdown

 

[Cugel]

I predict 5 games

 

[Natebishop3]

I predict 5 games

I think it's going to be at least half the season.

 

[Cugel]

I think it's going to be at least half the season.

I think Silver will say it was not on team time/property and it is legal to have a gun in the state.

 

[RR7]

I think Silver will say it was not on team time/property and it is legal to have a gun in the state.

Then why wait until after the Finals if it isn't a big deal?

 

[wizenheimer]

I predict 5 games

you forgot the '4'

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Then why wait until after the Finals if it isn't a big deal?

It might be just as big a deal if he only gets 5 games in the media.

 

[PDXFonz]

I think it's going to be at least half the season.

That would severely hurt the Grizzlies playoff chances.

 

[blazerfan11]

That would severely hurt the Grizzlies playoff chances.

They're already not a great playoff team.
Probably hurt their seeding more than their playoff chances. Memphis has been the #2 seed the last two seasons.

 

[twobullz]

I heard one commentator say no player who was not arrested ever has served a suspension of longer then 30 games. I have not checked that fact, just what I heard. I would expect it to be around 25-30 games.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Right or wrong of them, I think they want to make an example of him.

 

[RR7]

I heard one commentator say no player who was not arrested ever has served a suspension of longer then 30 games. I have not checked that fact, just what I heard. I would expect it to be around 25-30 games.

Were Arenas and Crittenton arrested after their gun stuff?

 

[tykendo]

Gonna be a season IMO. The toy gun thing is ridiculous. I know he didn't break any laws. But it's a real bad look for the League. If you rob a bank with a toy gun , is it suddenly not armed robbery? It's the fact he got a second chance, promised he'd change, and made the Commish look soft as hot butter. I don't see him being soft this time. Full season

 

[Natebishop3]

The toy gun thing is ridiculous.

I don't believe it was a toy. At least that's not a cap gun. That's total bullshit. MAYBE an airsoft gun, but I doubt it.

 

[Shaboid]

This is the first I've heard of that he had a toy gun.. Which video of him waving a piece is it supposed to be a toy? Or is it the laser thing?