Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant handles the ball in the course of the first half of Game 5 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff collection in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, April 26, in Memphis, Tenn.

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant handles the ball in the course of the first half of Game 5 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff collection in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, April 26, in Memphis, Tenn.

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The Memphis Grizzlies introduced Sunday that the staff had suspended guard Ja Morant after a social media video appeared to indicate him holding a handgun.

“We are aware of the social media video involving Ja Morant,” the staff said in a tweet.

“He is suspended from all team activities pending League review. We have no further comment at this time.”

A video circulating on social media exhibits Morant in a automobile with a number of different folks, and at one level the NBA star is seen holding what seems to be a gun.

NBA spokesperson Mike Bass mentioned the league was conscious of the social media publish and gathering extra info.

It’s not the primary time this yr the 23-year-old has run into bother with the league.

The NBA suspended Morant in March for eight video games with out pay after officers determined that he engaged in “conduct detrimental to the league” when he livestreamed a video of himself “holding a firearm in an intoxicated state” at a membership close to Denver.

“Ja’s conduct was irresponsible, reckless and potentially very dangerous,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver mentioned in a press release on the time. “It also has serious consequences given his enormous following and influence, particularly among young fans who look up to him.”