The Grizzlies announced Saturday afternoon that Morant “will be away from the team for at least the next two games,” meaning he will not play Sunday against the LA Clippers or Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers.
“We are aware of a social media post involving Ja Morant and are investigating,” NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said in a statement earlier Saturday.
Morant began his Instagram Live session at 5:19 a.m. ET, hours after the Grizzlies’ 113-97 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
The All-Star guard, who was shirtless and rapping along with the music, could be seen holding up a handgun with his left hand.
Morant deactivated both his Instagram and Twitter accounts on Saturday afternoon.
In a statement, Morant said he takes “full responsibility for my actions last night.”
“I’m sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, partners, the city of Memphis and the entire organization for letting you down,” the statement read.
“I’m going to take some time away to get help and work on learning better methods of dealing with stress and my overall well-being.”
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