Ja Morant recently entered a counseling program after he flashed a gun in a video and was ordered to be away from his Memphis Grizzlies.
Morant said in a recent statement he was taking “some time away to get help and work on learning better methods of dealing with stress and my overall well-being.”
He also got into a physical altercation with a teenager over the summer at his home during a pickup basketball game in which he also showed off a firearm — he claims he acted in self-defense.
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Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies and Patrick Beverley #22 of the Minnesota Timberwolves smile during Round 1 Game 5 on April 26, 2022 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
Nonetheless, Morant’s behavior has been troubling, and a fellow NBA player has ideas of where it’s stemming from.
Patrick Beverley, now with the Chicago Bulls, says Morant’s actions are due to parenting and the type of music he…
