While I Morantthe NBA star who plays in the Memphis Grizzliesremains suspended by his team after apparently displaying a weapon in a live video on his Instagram account, now images leaked from the context in which the player made that post: it was during a party in a cabaret, which Morant closed for 48 hours to throw a party in which he spent US$ 50,000.
Morant started a live video at dawn last Saturday when he was in a night club after his team’s loss against the Denver Nuggets and was noted to be carrying a gun in one hand.
That unleashed a huge scandal that is still alive. however, this Saturday the newspaper The New York Post He exclusively published several images captured from security cameras of what were those uncontrolled 48 hours in which there was everything, starting with sex and alcohol.
The new snapshots of Saturday March 2 show the player in the cabaret “Shotgun Willie’s” in Glendale, Colorado, with a half-naked woman on top of him in the VIP room. On them are many dollar bills.
“All the room was full of money, it’s literally a lot. You would need a rake,” said a club employee, as published by NYP.
The acclaimed 23-year-old point guard, who re-signed with the Grizzlies last year on a 5-year extension deal that could be worth as much as $231 million, shelled out at least $50,000 in tips in cash during the two nights of partying he was on the premises, two employees told The Post.
Morant, leader of some Grizzlies that occupy the second position in the Western Conference, will miss at least three more games after the suspension he received from his franchise.
The All-Star point guard was investigated by police for the incident in which he filmed himself with the weapon, however noor you will face charges.
Morant apologized after the incident and assured that he will work to learn “Best Ways to Manage Stress”.
”Tomo full responsibility for my actions. I apologize to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, collaborators, the city of Memphis and the entire franchise,” Morant wrote in a note after his team suspended him.
“I’m going to take a time to get help and work on better ways to manage stress and my overall well-being,” she added.
Morant and a long series of accusations
The case of the filming of Morant with the firearm and the party at the cabaret occurred a few days after the ‘Washington Post’ report other allegations against Morant.
The events date back to last summer, when in the space of four days, Morant was accused of threatening a member of the security force of a Memphis mall during an altercation, and of threatening with a gun a 17 year old boy after a fight during a basketball game at the player’s home.
The fight in the parking lot of the shopping center with a member of the security force resulted in a complaint to the police by the alleged victim, but there were no arrests.
Ja Morant and his alleged threats to a minor
Four days later, Morant was accused of “hit repeatedly on the head” the minor and throw him to the ground. The police verified the injuries caused by the blows, according to the ‘Washington Post’.
The boy also assured the police that, after the fight, Morant came home with “a visible gun” in his pants and with his hands on the gun.
In addition, on February 6, it was learned that Morant’s entourage was under investigation by the NBA after being accused by the Indiana Pacers. of having aimed a red laser, possibly from a weapon, against some members of his coaching staff after an altercation on January 29 in Memphis.
The NBA assured through a spokesman that its investigators interviewed several witnesses and reviewed the images recorded by security cameras and that, despite confirming that there was a strong altercation, for now they could not “corroborate that some people have threatened others with a weapon”.
In the Grizzlies-Pacers on January 29, Morant had an altercation in the third period with the Dominican Chris Duarte and, at the end of the duel, the leader of the Grizzlies came face to face in the bus area with some members of the visiting team.
Subsequently, Morant got into a vehicle with his entourage and the Pacers coaching staff assures that he saw a red laser aimed at them.
