The NBA's young star, Ja Morant, continues to be the talk of the sport, and not exactly for his undeniable qualities as a player.
His Grizzlies were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Lakers, but his questionable attitude off the court has overshadowed the sporting side of things. In the last two months, all anyone has talked about is his controversial videos.
In the first one that circulated on social media, he was seen carrying a gun. He apologized for it and said he was sorry, but shortly afterwards he was seen in a second video again with a gun.
Ja Morant filmed with another gun
Morant has been suspended twice by the Grizzlies for displaying weapons on Instagram Live.
He has now been missing for a few days while waiting for the NBA to make a decision on his future, which is worrying considering that he is only 23 years old.
Lately, in addition to the gun issue, he has been implicated in an alleged beating of a 17-year-old boy, a confrontation with a group of high school students and an incident in which people close to him allegedly pointed guns at some Indiana Pacers employees.
His behavior is being blamed on his mother
Everyone is now trying to play psychologist, trying to figure out where the Grizzlies star's behavioral problems may be coming from.
Regarding the fact that he is constantly linked to guns, there have already been voices blaming the player's mother, Jamie Morant, directly.
One of them was popular comedian and radio host Corey Holcomb, who seemed to be privy to the family's private life.
"I didn't know until now what happened recently at a mall where Ja Morant's mother got into a fight with a shoe store clerk. She called out to her son, Ja Morant, and said, 'Woo, woo, woo,'" Holcomb explains.
"The next thing that happened, Ja Morant and eight of his friends showed up at the shoe store. They chased the boy who was supposedly arguing with his mother, who was forced to run and lock himself in the store when his safety was in danger."
Bad company, parental jealousy...
Holcomb said the people around Ja are not helping him in any way, and instead of encouraging him to do bad things, they should be the first to stop him and talk some sense into the player.
Among them are his parents, although his father, Tee Morant, has so far remained in the background.
"Why would any mother call her son to go to the shoe shop in the shopping center where she had argued with an employee?" the broadcaster asks.
"With the heat that's coming down on him, it doesn't make any sense. Unless there is resentment on the part of Morant's mother and jealousy on the part of his parents over their son's success," as another commentator on the program pointed out.
In the midst of all these incidents, the Grizzlies point guard surprised everyone a little over a week ago by sharing a series of disturbing photos on Instagram that looked like a farewell of sorts.
Police did a welfare check on the player and confirmed that he was fine and just wanted to take a break from social media.
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