BREAKING: NBA suspends Ja Morant for 25 games

[Patrick Chewing]

https://i.ibb.co/56Zwj7s/ja.jpg


25 games??? :roll:

[highwhey]

how did he know (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?478834-Highwhey-knew-when-no-one-else-did/page2) between 25 and 35 (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?511905-Ja-s-suspension-projection-take-a-guess)?

[SATAN]

Why is it funny?

[FultzNationRISE]

Im actually curious if Morant being suspended moves the Vegas line on Memphis’ win total up or down.

Empirically the evidence suggests it should be moved higher. But Im not sure if thats how Vegas expects the public to bet or not.

[ArbitraryWater]

I thought they wanted to do 50? Wtf is this?

[ArbitraryWater]

Im actually curious if Morant being suspended moves the line on Memphis’ win total over/under up or down.

Empirically the evidence suggests it should be moved higher. But Im not sure if thats how Vegas expects the public to bet or not.

Very interesting indeed.

Memphis wont miss a beat tbh.

[bullettooth]

Ja Morant grew up idolizing Ron Artest. Guaranteed.

[Wally450]

Stern would've hit him for 50-60 games. Silver is soft.

[JohnMax]

Ja Morant is my all-time favorite Memphis Grizzlies player so I'm happy about this news.

[Wardell Curry]

Stern would've hit him for 50-60 games. Silver is soft.

Whether it stuck or not, you're damn right. Adam Silver is soft, lol. I personally don't care about the amount of games either way though, this is just funny.

[1987_Lakers]

Should have been at least 35, Silver has no balls.

[Phoenix]

I was figuring at least 40

[Axe]

Stupid. Could've been way more.

[FultzNationRISE]

Stern would've hit him for 50-60 games. Silver is soft.

Different eras.

The social media era has made everything softer. Stern would have had to adapt as well I’m sure.

[paksat]

should have been the season, ask arenas

[Axe]

should have been the season, ask arenas
Silver lacked the eggs to do so..

[Gruppenführer]

Silver is a cuck :facepalm

[HylianNightmare]

Not bad

[Kblaze8855]

should have been the season, ask arenas

Arenas had 3 guns in the lockeroom at work. Morant had one on camera in the off-season on his own time. The upset people are lucky the union accepted even this much. I’m sure it was a compromise.

[tpols]

Stupid. Could've been way more.

Ìf there's no harm, there's no foul. Yea he's a dumbass but if the guns were technically legal and he didn't hurt nobody, it doesn't make sense why he should get bent over a chair an paddled by Adam Silver.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Don't know about if the suspension should have been longer. There's not a true precedent. He is being suspended for multiple instances of off court stupid behavior basically. I guess it could be compared to Gilbert Arenas for guns being involved but Arenas confronted a teammate with a gun at a team function(practice). So it was much worse, him and Crittendon were truly threatening to kill each other and if Caron Butler is recalling the story accurately Arenas is the one that first threatened to bring a gun to practice, escalating to a ridiculous level. Morant is more just posing like an idiot although it wouldn't be a total shock if he caused some serious trouble at this point. Arenas ended up losing the rest of his season and that amounted to a 50 game suspension. Morant may be just as stupid as Arenas but he didn't threaten any teammate with a gun, again he is just posing like an idiot. If he was suspended longer I wouldn't object though.

[diamenz]

blm, so only 25 games. the nba doesn't wanna be labeled RACIST, come on!

i say set a proper example and kick him outta the league.

[Patrick Chewing]

Arenas had 3 guns in the lockeroom at work. Morant had one on camera in the off-season on his own time. The upset people are lucky the union accepted even this much. I’m sure it was a compromise.

This is his second incident though.

[ArbitraryWater]

blm, so only 25 games. the nba doesn't wanna be labeled RACIST, come on!

i say set a proper example and kick him outta the league.


:oldlol::oldlol::oldlol:

[Kblaze8855]

This is his second incident though.

2 wrong lookings don’t equal a wrong doing it appears. If Ja had that gun in a team locker room it would be an entirely different story.

[Duderonomy]

Silver is a cuck :facepalm


https://media.tenor.com/43kZp_2J0qEAAAAd/kobe-bryant-nba.gif

[Patrick Chewing]

2 wrong lookings don’t equal a wrong doing it appears. If Ja had that gun in a team locker room it would be an entirely different story.

Yikes, what a take. Wrong lookings? Heh. What the second Ja gun incident shows is that he obviously didn't learn his lesson and flat out lied and told Silver what he wanted to hear that he was a changed man. When it comes to guns and when it comes to a brand like NBA that is marketed to all people across the world, especially children, there should not be a difference between incidents. So whether Arenas had his gun in the locker room and whether Morant had his gun in a club or in someone's vehicle, the message is still the same and has the potential to damage the brand and negatively influence children.

So especially after Ja's second incident, I would have expected Silver to make a statement with his suspension. A suspension that would stress the seriousness of these incidents, and frankly, 25 games is a joke. The idea is to send a message to future NBA stars that this will not be tolerated and the consequences will be severe. But 25 games? That's not severe at all.

[ArbitraryWater]

2 wrong lookings don’t equal a wrong doing it appears. If Ja had that gun in a team locker room it would be an entirely different story.

so 5 wrong lookings doesnt change anything either?

[Kblaze8855]

so 5 wrong lookings doesnt change anything either?


Compared to doing? No.

How is that a weird take?

Doing bad things is worse than bad appearances.

[Kblaze8855]

The idea is to send a message to future NBA stars that this will not be tolerated and the consequences will be severe. But 25 games? That's not severe at all.

The idea was to balance punishment and the fact he’s in a union with a process that had to be followed. They were never gonna run wild. The union already released a statement complaining about the 25 and saying they will explore options.

Commissioner suspensions are not final. They can and have been overturned. Make it bad enough you make the case too easy.

Silver is a lawyer and a commissioner facing a union. None of it is as easy to navigate as fans think.

[FultzNationRISE]

I dont get why people care how many games he’s suspended.

Tbh I thought the league was upset because of how this story would play with the gun control crowd, not the anti thug image crowd. Which are generally not the same people.

For instance Im not inclined to root for Ja, but I really dont care how many games the league suspends him. I think what he did was cringey, but ultimately he’s just being a try hard. He didnt do anything malicious.

If the league WANTS to give him a fat suspension because theyre a business and they need to make that clear to him, I understand. But Im not like, personally invested or angry that he isnt sitting more games. Why would it matter to me? Thug culture isnt gonna disappear because Ja gets 40 games instead of 25. Theres just no reason to be bothered by whatever the league decides. Whether it had been 100 games or 10. It’s the league’s business and Ja’s career. Why would fans care either way.

[Duderonomy]

Grizzlies can survive 25 games without Ja they probably will be over .500 in that span. Ja will probably play more games than Kawhi this season.

Morant has Dwade talent but I certainly wouldn't build a franchise around him or even give him a max contract he simply can't be trusted.

[Axe]

Grizzlies can survive 25 games without Ja they probably will be over .500 in that span. Ja will probably play more games than Kawhi this season.

Morant has Dwade talent but I certainly wouldn't build a franchise around him or even give him a max contract he simply can't be trusted.
Tbf, the grizzlies were 20-5 without the cocky prick (mvp my ass you casual bitches ./.) during the 21/22 season. But without brooks, i'm not sure if they can replicate that for next season.

[SouBeachTalents]

Grizzlies can survive 25 games without Ja they probably will be over .500 in that span. Ja will probably play more games than Kawhi this season.

Morant has Dwade talent but I certainly wouldn't build a franchise around him or even give him a max contract he simply can't be trusted.
Lol

[meat]

Compared to doing? No.

How is that a weird take?

Doing bad things is worse than bad appearances.

You're smarter than this. It's a billion dollar company whose goal is to make money. If every player posted videos of themselves with guns .... well it'd be hilarious, but I think it might harm their revenue.

[highwhey]

You're smarter than this. It's a billion dollar company whose goal is to make money. If every player posted videos of themselves with guns .... well it'd be hilarious, but I think it might harm their revenue.

hip hop videos seem to make rappers a lot of money and enhance their popularity.

[Kblaze8855]

You're smarter than this. It's a billion dollar company whose goal is to make money. If every player posted videos of themselves with guns .... well it'd be hilarious, but I think it might harm their revenue.

And if every player actually did something illegal with those guns it would harm it more. And the question was appearing vs doing. This isn’t a tough one. It’s obviously worse to take illegal action with a gun…than to do something totally legal that just looks foolish.

[Patrick Chewing]

hip hop videos seem to make rappers a lot of money and enhance their popularity.

:facepalm

[ELITEpower23]

The NBA is out to get him it clearly was a fake gun but the white ownership NBA wants to push its agenda against the powerless black man. What can you do these days.

[meat]

And if every player actually did something illegal with those guns it would harm it more. And the question was appearing vs doing. This isn’t a tough one. It’s obviously worse to take illegal action with a gun…than to do something totally legal that just looks foolish.

Protect that brand! Still a lot of suburban white people who spend that money.

[meat]

hip hop videos seem to make rappers a lot of money and enhance their popularity.

Most of them won't make 500 million like an NBA star can.

[Wardell Curry]

The most amazing part of the entire 'Ja Morant idiocy' saga is the fact that him and his friends got away with pointing laser sighted guns at Pacers employees. But nobody saw actual guns, so I guess that means they weren't guns. Surely Ja and his buddies were just carrying around laser pointer cat toys. I'm sure.

[highwhey]

Most of them won't make 500 million like an NBA star can.

america eats up that gangster music like patrick eats double whoppers, in a jiffy. they love it. the recent shootings are the only reason this is an issue, like blaze said, he's not bringing them to the arena, he's just hanging around dumbass friends that film him doing this. everyone does dumb shit behind the scenes, america just needs to stop pretending like the nuclear family bullshit must be protected at all costs. gangster rap is popular with white suburban kids, weed is smoked by more white people than black people, gun culture is FAR more popular with white americans than any other culture. all this is bs, it's just pretend.

[highwhey]

"oh dear, that young black man was seen holding a gun and he's an NBA star!"

meanwhile execs are snorting coke and fvcking whores on their trips. those c-suite people are the wildest of the bunch, they got a direct line for coke and escorts in all 50 states. why do you think those hotel suites are so big? they're going to have a crowd. and i bet you if you interviewed any of those whores, you'd get some WILD stories.

if i'm holding 10 bands, i'm carrying too. sig sauer p365.

[Duffy Pratt]

Compared to doing? No.

How is that a weird take?

Doing bad things is worse than bad appearances.

I agree with you in principle, but for the NBA, it seems clear that they don’t care what anyone does, so long as it doesn’t hurt their image. How long was the league aware of Donald Sterling’s racism, for example? Or the rampant drug abuse in the early 80s? If this hadn’t been on instagram, it would not be an issue at all. They don’t care about the gun, or safety. Just what they see as the tarnishing of the league’s image.

[RRR3]

Funny how the second amendment crew are acting like Ja is a criminal for publicly carrying a gun

[highwhey]

Funny how the second amendment crew are acting like Ja is a criminal for publicly carrying a gun

guns for every1!!!!

*black people get guns*

well hold on a minute now...

[3ba11]

So if you're a white guy or corporate black guy, you can pose with assault rifles and prance around in cowboy costume with guns in tow - NO PUNISHMENT FROM THE LEAGUE - but if you're a black fella that likes to sag your pants and wear cornrows, you better not get within 100 feet of a gun (even a water gun), or your career is in jeapardy.

People need to re-work what is considered a "bad look" because it seems like whites and corporate blacks can prance around with guns all they want (real ones too), while a non-corporate black guy with cornrows and saggy pants gets shitted on... It's wrong.. And it's racist to say that the hip-hop look is a bad look, but the cowboy look is fine.

[HighFlyer23]

So if you're a white guy or corporate black guy, you can pose with assault rifles and prance around in cowboy costume with guns in tow - NO PUNISHMENT FROM THE LEAGUE - but if you're a black fella that likes to sag your pants and wear cornrows, you better not get within 100 feet of a gun (even a water gun), or your career is in jeapardy.

People need to re-work what is considered a "bad look" because it seems like whites and corporate blacks can prance around with guns all they want (real ones too), while a non-corporate black guy with cornrows and saggy pants gets shitted on... It's wrong.. And it's racist to say that the hip-hop look is a bad look, but the cowboy look is fine.

You choke on donkey ***** you swine

[HighFlyer23]

This n199@ should've been out for tht season

[RRR3]

guns for every1!!!!

*black people get guns*

well hold on a minute now...
Literally how these idiots think. Embarrassing.

[Patrick Chewing]

Funny how the second amendment crew are acting like Ja is a criminal for publicly carrying a gun

This has nothing to do with the second amendment. You're starting to stir the pot. And then you wonder why so many of us rag on you.

[Patrick Chewing]

So if you're a white guy or corporate black guy, you can pose with assault rifles and prance around in cowboy costume with guns in tow - NO PUNISHMENT FROM THE LEAGUE - but if you're a black fella that likes to sag your pants and wear cornrows, you better not get within 100 feet of a gun (even a water gun), or your career is in jeapardy.

People need to re-work what is considered a "bad look" because it seems like whites and corporate blacks can prance around with guns all they want (real ones too), while a non-corporate black guy with cornrows and saggy pants gets shitted on... It's wrong.. And it's racist to say that the hip-hop look is a bad look, but the cowboy look is fine.

Corporate Blacks and Whites and Cowboys for that matter aren't robbing liquor stores and shooting up neighborhoods on a daily basis.

[3ba11]

Corporate Blacks and Whites and Cowboys for that matter aren't robbing liquor stores and shooting up neighborhoods on a daily basis.


Chris Kaman is the most trailer-trash, meth-head, motorcycle gang-looking guy ever, yet the league didn't care about this:


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwLfVkpWIAIqxWi.jpg


So again, it's racist to say that the hip-hop look is a "bad look" that must be punished, but the cowboy or motorcycle look is fine.

People need to re-figure what a "bad look" is and be willing to accept the hip hop look just like they accept the Appalachian, motorcycle or cowboy look

[FultzNationRISE]

Chris Kaman is the most trailer-trash, meth-head, motorcycle gang-looking guy ever, yet the league didn't care about this:


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwLfVkpWIAIqxWi.jpg


So again, it's racist to say that the hip-hop look is a "bad look" that must be punished, but the cowboy or motorcycle look is fine.

People need to re-figure what a "bad look" is and be willing to accept the hip hop look just like they accept the Appalachian, motorcycle or cowboy look

What if they dont?

Then what?

[Patrick Chewing]

It's not a Hip-Hop look so much as it a gangster look. Flashing guns in that manner is synonymous with how gangs flash their guns on camera. If a White NBA player was caught flashing his guns and looked like what thugs actually look like today, they'd be suspended as well. The culture is the problem. Not the system. I would be less afraid to be around someone who holds their guns like Chris Kaman as opposed to someone who flashes their guns like Ja Morant. Majority of gangs in this country are made up of Black and Hispanic members. So again, it's the culture that is the issue, not some grand racial conspiracy. If Ja Morant took the exact same picture that Chris Kaman did, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

[FultzNationRISE]

It's not a Hip-Hop look so much as it a gangster look. Flashing guns in that manner is synonymous with how gangs flash their guns on camera. If a White NBA player was caught flashing his guns and looked like what thugs actually look like today, they'd be suspended as well. The culture is the problem. Not the system. I would be less afraid to be around someone who holds their guns like Chris Kaman as opposed to someone who flashes their guns like Ja Morant. Majority of gangs in this country are made up of Black and Hispanic members. So again, it's the culture that is the issue, not some grand racial conspiracy. If Ja Morant took the exact same picture that Chris Kaman did, we wouldn't be having this conversation.


Exactly.

Put a white star in a bandana/tats in Ja's place, with repeated offenses for mugging with guns in today's political and social media climate, NBA would come down just as hard. It's context/culture, not race.

Those pounding the race drum know it, but they dont like it because it leaves no room left for complaint. They move the goal posts to race as an excuse to keep complaining. If it was unequal treatment based solely on race, theyd be justified shouting and screeching and making a scene. But it's not race, therefore what they SHOULD do is just shut up. But then theyre stuck not getting attention. They'd be left silent, facing their feelings of loneliness and inadequacy. They do this as a means for gaining attention, interaction, acceptance, fulfillment etc.

It's basically people trying to escape reality and pursue delusion, because reality is not suitable to their psychological needs.

[diamenz]

Chris Kaman is the most trailer-trash, meth-head, motorcycle gang-looking guy ever,

who's the racist?

[Axe]

Chris Kaman is the most trailer-trash, meth-head, motorcycle gang-looking guy ever, yet the league didn't care about this:


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwLfVkpWIAIqxWi.jpg


So again, it's racist to say that the hip-hop look is a "bad look" that must be punished, but the cowboy or motorcycle look is fine.

People need to re-figure what a "bad look" is and be willing to accept the hip hop look just like they accept the Appalachian, motorcycle or cowboy look
Didn't that guy used to play with zach randolph? :kobe:

[highwhey]

Corporate Blacks and Whites and Cowboys for that matter aren't robbing liquor stores and shooting up neighborhoods on a daily basis.

neither is Ja Morant...the individual being suspended.

[highwhey]

It's not a Hip-Hop look so much as it a gangster look. Flashing guns in that manner is synonymous with how gangs flash their guns on camera. If a White NBA player was caught flashing his guns and looked like what thugs actually look like today, they'd be suspended as well. The culture is the problem. Not the system. I would be less afraid to be around someone who holds their guns like Chris Kaman as opposed to someone who flashes their guns like Ja Morant. Majority of gangs in this country are made up of Black and Hispanic members. So again, it's the culture that is the issue, not some grand racial conspiracy. If Ja Morant took the exact same picture that Chris Kaman did, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

but that's the argument at the center of the table. it is in ja morant's culture to "flash" his guns. he isn't committing robbery or drive by's. it's YOUR expectations that are wrong and misaligned. you expect him to hold a gun a certain way only and to behave a certain way (corporate black). you don't like it when they don't fall in line. it threatens you and makes you insecure. you see nothing with how kaman is holding his arms? well, there are people in illegal militias that hold their weapons "safely" as well and they are considered by the federal government as an illegal organization. the people that gathered outside the state capitol across the nation also held their weapons in such a fashion. does kaman have anything to do with that? Not as far as i know. and Ja Morant doesn't have anything to do with a robbery or homicide.

[RRR3]

Fatrick can’t answer what crime Ja is guilty of :roll:

The big blimp’s blood pressure soars when he sees black people with guns.

[Patrick Chewing]

neither is Ja Morant...the individual being suspended.

That has nothing to do with why he's suspended. Pay attention.

[Patrick Chewing]

but that's the argument at the center of the table. it is in ja morant's culture to "flash" his guns. he isn't committing robbery or drive by's. it's YOUR expectations that are wrong and misaligned. you expect him to hold a gun a certain way only and to behave a certain way (corporate black). you don't like it when they don't fall in line. it threatens you and makes you insecure. you see nothing with how kaman is holding his arms? well, there are people in illegal militias that hold their weapons "safely" as well and they are considered by the federal government as an illegal organization. the people that gathered outside the state capitol across the nation also held their weapons in such a fashion. does kaman have anything to do with that? Not as far as i know. and Ja Morant doesn't have anything to do with a robbery or homicide.

You sound pretty racist if you think that Black culture coincides with gang and gun culture which is what you're intimating here.

The reason Ja is suspended is because thug culture is frowned upon and should not be celebrated. You then come to his defense and say, "Well, that's his culture". Listen to yourself. You're generalizing and assigning a negative and criminal culture to a Black man. That's pretty ****ing racist.

[highwhey]

You sound pretty racist if you think that Black culture coincides with gang and gun culture which is what you're intimating here.

The reason Ja is suspended is because thug culture is frowned upon and should not be celebrated. You then come to his defense and say, "Well, that's his culture". Listen to yourself. You're generalizing and assigning a negative and criminal culture to a Black man. That's pretty ****ing racist.

yeah just ignore the fact i eviscerated your argument.

[Patrick Chewing]

And just so that thick and greasy head of yours understands, imagine a White NBA player flashes White Power signs on Instagram. And then someone as clueless as you comes on here and says, "Well that's just his culture. He didn't do anything wrong." :oldlol:

I have a strong feeling that you wouldn't agree. :lol

[Patrick Chewing]

yeah just ignore the fact i eviscerated your argument.

Yeah, sure buddy. Whatever you have to tell yourself to feel better.

[RRR3]

And just so that thick and greasy head of yours understands, imagine a White NBA player flashes White Power signs on Instagram. And then someone as clueless as you comes on here and says, "Well that's just his culture. He didn't do anything wrong." :oldlol:

I have a strong feeling that you wouldn't agree. :lol
Ja holding a gun is the same as white supremacy? The fat cells must be blocking off the oxygen to your brain.

[Patrick Chewing]

Ja holding a gun is the same as white supremacy? The fat cells must be blocking off the oxygen to your brain.

Once again, you guys are just being dishonest cause you just don't like the reality of the situation. White Supremacists and thugs/gang bangers whatever you want to call them are one in the same. It is a look that you don't want to be associated with. Why is that so hard for you two meatheads to understand? It isn't just "Ja holding a gun". It's Ja holding a gun and acting like a thug. That is an image that the NBA does not want to be associated with.

The two of you know this is the truth. You just don't want to accept it. You're too rebellious. But you ain't impressing anyone. Certainly not me.

[highwhey]

And just so that thick and greasy head of yours understands, imagine a White NBA player flashes White Power signs on Instagram. And then someone as clueless as you comes on here and says, "Well that's just his culture. He didn't do anything wrong." :oldlol:

I have a strong feeling that you wouldn't agree. :lol

you would revere them for being non-conformist.

[RRR3]

Once again, you guys are just being dishonest cause you just don't like the reality of the situation. White Supremacists and thugs/gang bangers whatever you want to call them are one in the same. It is a look that you don't want to be associated with. Why is that so hard for you two meatheads to understand? It isn't just "Ja holding a gun". It's Ja holding a gun and acting like a thug. That is an image that the NBA does not want to be associated with.

The two of you know this is the truth. You just don't want to accept it. You're too rebellious. But you ain't impressing anyone. Certainly not me.
How is being a “thug” the same as being as a white supremacist? This REEKS of racism, fats. Ja was acting like a thug how? By dancing and holding a gun? Dancing and holding a gun=white supremacy in your book? :roll:

Just admit you’re secretly in the KKK

[RRR3]

you would revere them for being non-conformist.
Ask him to explain what he means by “thug”. Since that’s apparently as bad as being a white supremacist in the whale’s book.

[Patrick Chewing]

How is being a “thug” the same as being as a white supremacist? This REEKS of racism, fats. Ja was acting like a thug how? By dancing and holding a gun? Dancing and holding a gun=white supremacy in your book? :roll:

Just admit you’re secretly in the KKK

You never leave the house so of course you wouldn't know how a thug acts or even what a thug is.

Listen, we all know that and you and highweight are pro Black Power and all that nonsense. You want to see White people suffer and you worship at the altar of George Floyd. So this discussion with you two clowns is futile. The NBA and the Players Union agrees with me, so I guess you guys are on the wrong side of history. As usual. Goodnight gentlemen.

[RRR3]

You never leave the house so of course you wouldn't know how a thug acts or even what a thug is.

Listen, we all know that and you and highweight are pro Black Power and all that nonsense. You want to see White people suffer and you worship at the altar of George Floyd. So this discussion with you two clowns is futile. The NBA and the Players Union agrees with us, so I guess you guys are on the wrong side of history. As usual. Goodnight gentlemen.
What is a thug? Tell us. You're gonna really have to twist yourself into an obese pretzel explain how I hate white people when I'm 3/4 white :lol

George Floyd was murdered by police, is there something wrong with thinking that's bad? :confusedshrug:

[warriorfan]

Fatrick can’t answer what crime Ja is guilty of :roll:

The big blimp’s blood pressure soars when he sees black people with guns.

In the first video he broke a few laws regarding brandishing and bringing a gun into the club while drinking.

[coin24]

25 games is too lenient. It’s not about race or thugs or any of this shit, he blatantly ignored the leagues rules. Especially being the second time.

They probably have some agreement next time is a season ban or something, and ja probably got under the desk and was a good little sissy thug for him..

[tomtucker]

So if you're a white guy or corporate black guy, you can pose with assault rifles and prance around in cowboy costume with guns in tow - NO PUNISHMENT FROM THE LEAGUE - but if you're a black fella that likes to sag your pants and wear cornrows, you better not get within 100 feet of a gun (even a water gun), or your career is in jeapardy.

People need to re-work what is considered a "bad look" because it seems like whites and corporate blacks can prance around with guns all they want (real ones too), while a non-corporate black guy with cornrows and saggy pants gets shitted on... It's wrong.. And it's racist to say that the hip-hop look is a bad look, but the cowboy look is fine.
whites and corporate blacks upload videos to social media sites showing themselves driving around in cars while flashing guns?

pretty sure most of them would get fired from their job on the spot.... and not just receive a 25 day suspension!

[L.Kizzle]

He just said it was a lighter now ...

[Duffy Pratt]

25 games is too lenient. It’s not about race or thugs or any of this shit, he blatantly ignored the leagues rules. Especially being the second time.

They probably have some agreement next time is a season ban or something, and ja probably got under the desk and was a good little sissy thug for him..

What specific rule did Morant violate? I’ve been looking around for this, but the only thing I can find is the NBA’s broad authority to punish players for doing stuff detrimental to the league. Sounds an awful lot like the Baseball Commissioners power to do whatever he wants as long as he says it’s “in the best interest of Baseball.” If Morant had done the exact same thing, but it wasn’t put on the internet, would it have violated the NBA “rule”?

[coin24]

What specific rule did Morant violate? I’ve been looking around for this, but the only thing I can find is the NBA’s broad authority to punish players for doing stuff detrimental to the league. Sounds an awful lot like the Baseball Commissioners power to do whatever he wants as long as he says it’s “in the best interest of Baseball.” If Morant had done the exact same thing, but it wasn’t put on the internet, would it have violated the NBA “rule”?


Don’t flash guns online. Pretty simple, he was told specifically this last time. He can own them and do whatever he likes in private, like it or not his job as a public figure, why he gets that huge amount of money comes with rules. As a stay at home loser you wouldn’t understand that..

[ILLsmak]

shud be 22 haaa.

-Smak

[Duffy Pratt]

Don’t flash guns online. Pretty simple, he was told specifically this last time. He can own them and do whatever he likes in private, like it or not his job as a public figure, why he gets that huge amount of money comes with rules. As a stay at home loser you wouldn’t understand that..

Everything you are saying is right, except it doesn’t establish that you are not allowed to flash guns online. If, for example, Duncan Robinson post a video of him skeet shooting this summer, I doubt he would get suspended for it. Though it would violate the rule you cite. That’s not the rule, and I don’t think there is an actual written rule of any sort.

[warriorfan]

Everything you are saying is right, except it doesn’t establish that you are not allowed to flash guns online. If, for example, Duncan Robinson post a video of him skeet shooting this summer, I doubt he would get suspended for it. Though it would violate the rule you cite. That’s not the rule, and I don’t think there is an actual written rule of any sort.

hey sorry to break it to you but you are probably severely autistic

[Duffy Pratt]

hey sorry to break it to you but you are probably severely autistic

Insults are fun, but they don't address the issue.

Let's put it another way. The union is going to challenge this suspension, and someone is going to arbitrate that challenge. What standard is that arbitrator going to apply?

There are pictures online of Draymond Green, LeBron James, Keldon Johnson, Ray Allen and Chris Kayman, all with guns. So there's clearly something more involved than just exhibiting a gun online. And its not a question of breaking the law, because in every instance what happened was legal. But there does not seem to be any well articulated standard. My guess is that the NBA doesn't want to state the standard with any precision. So does the person who decides the challenge just do it arbitrarily?

Oh, and by the way, I'm too old to have been diagnosed with autism as a kid. I am, on the other hand, a lawyer and have made a career out of making these kinds of fine distinctions where other people seem to think that the result is just obvious, when it turns out not to be. This suspension is going to get lawyered, and one of the things that will be irrelevant is the fact that Morant is just a dumbass.

[warriorfan]

Insults are fun, but they don't address the issue.

Let's put it another way. The union is going to challenge this suspension, and someone is going to arbitrate that challenge. What standard is that arbitrator going to apply?

There are pictures online of Draymond Green, LeBron James, Keldon Johnson, Ray Allen and Chris Kayman, all with guns. So there's clearly something more involved than just exhibiting a gun online. And its not a question of breaking the law, because in every instance what happened was legal. But there does not seem to be any well articulated standard. My guess is that the NBA doesn't want to state the standard with any precision. So does the person who decides the challenge just do it arbitrarily?

Oh, and by the way, I'm too old to have been diagnosed with autism as a kid. I am, on the other hand, a lawyer and have made a career out of making these kinds of fine distinctions where other people seem to think that the result is just obvious, when it turns out not to be. This suspension is going to get lawyered, and one of the things that will be irrelevant is the fact that Morant is just a dumbass.

you are autistic as hell bro

if you are an attorney then here you go

ja was breaking the law brandishing a firearm in a club while drinking

no one else in your examples were

I won’t even send you a bill. This one is on the house

good luck overcoming your disability

[Duffy Pratt]

you are autistic as hell bro

if you are an attorney then here you go

ja was breaking the law brandishing a firearm in a club while drinking

no one else in your examples were

I won’t even send you a bill. This one is on the house

good luck overcoming your disability

And he was suspended for that, for 8 games. That’s not what I’m asking about.

[coin24]

Everything you are saying is right, except it doesn’t establish that you are not allowed to flash guns online. If, for example, Duncan Robinson post a video of him skeet shooting this summer, I doubt he would get suspended for it. Though it would violate the rule you cite. That’s not the rule, and I don’t think there is an actual written rule of any sort.

You’re also a racist, it’s blinding your ability to think..

Ja is a moron and deserves whatever penalties come his way.

[Duffy Pratt]

You’re also a racist, it’s blinding your ability to think..

Ja is a moron and deserves whatever penalties come his way.

If there was a rule against being a moron in the NBA, we would see a lot more suspensions.

I’m still not getting an answer to my question.

[Axe]

Everything you are saying is right, except it doesn’t establish that you are not allowed to flash guns online. If, for example, Duncan Robinson post a video of him skeet shooting this summer, I doubt he would get suspended for it. Though it would violate the rule you cite. That’s not the rule, and I don’t think there is an actual written rule of any sort.
Yes, there's no written rule pertaining to what morant did recently in IG earlier. But just how many incidents that were a bit alarming were caused by this cocky prick since this year started? Around three or four, maybe? Those involved the ff; punching a 17 y.o. kid which went viral in sm, one of his bodyguards/friends pointing a laser while going out of the pacers' homecourt, bragging a gun in a night club at colorado then this one.

I know he got his punishments before the season ended but the episodes would still continue in that somewhat short span. Who knows what will happen next after that 25-game suspension silver gave him. Regardless, it just seems like he's a desperate attention whore or something.