Gilbert Arenas sends strong message to Ja Morant after latest gun incident
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is serving his second suspension in three months — and people can’t understand why someone in his position could be so careless.
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas pitched in his two cents on the situation following another video depicting him allegedly holding a gun on IG Live. For the second time in 2023, he has been suspended by the Grizzlies thanks to his inattention.
Morant was recorded in the passenger seat of a friend’s car listening to NBA YoungBoy when the camera panned on Morant for a split second. That was enough time to make out the outline of a gun. The video was originally posted by @_dtap2 on Instagram.
“What do you want your legacy to be?” Arenas asked on his podcast, via TMZ. “I did 99 things right. I did one thing wrong. Everybody remembers the one thing. No matter how many championships, how many scoring titles you win. They’re going to remember this moment in this time.”
Arenas knows what it’s like to have external situations affect his on-court, as he faced a gun charge in 2010. Even after his career, he was arrested in 2013 for alleged possession of illegal fireworks. The only difference? Arenas has seemingly learned his lesson.
The first time that Morant has found himself in hot water over waving a gun around on IG Live was back in March. At the time, a video surfaced Morant filmed himself pointing a gun at his camera on Instagram Live in a nightclub in Denver. He ended up stepping away from basketball for a few weeks. Morant also enrolled himself in a Florida counseling program before returning to the court. He was suspended eight games without pay for the incident.
The NBA investigated the situation and could not determine whether or not the gun belonged to the 23-year-old NBA All-Star. Morant denies that it is his. As of this report, there is no connection between the firearm in the nightclub video and the one shown on Saturday’s Instagram Live video.
Everyone thought Morant had learned his lesson after his Denver strip club incident. He seemed to have owned up to his mistakes and made peace with himself over the situation. After being suspended for eight games and seeing a counselor, he returned to the Grizzlies and didn’t miss a beat.
Morant having learned his lesson has turned out to not be the case. Now, the NBA star will be under an even bigger microscope for the foreseaable future. At this point, Morant getting a suspension to being the 2023-24 is on the table if any other incident were to occur.