Ja Morant will be suspended 25-games by the NBA according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The suspension, costing roughly $10-Million+ for the Grizzlies superstar guard, will be accompanied with conduct benchmarks and more according to Wojnarowski's reporting.
Here's a statement from Ja Morant released via Woj:
NBA Statement:
and, statement from the Memphis Grizzlies:
Around midday on 92.9 FM ESPN on Friday (6/16) the NBPA expressed disappointment with the suspension and stated it will "explore" a different penalty. Here's the NBPA statement:
92.9 FM ESPN will have live continuous coverage of Ja and the Memphis Grizzlies all weekend long here via the Audacy app, 92.9 FM, 680 AM, or Smart Speakers you can say "Play 929 ESPN".
