Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant

LOS ANGELES — Ja Morant won't return to an NBA court for at least another week, though the Memphis Grizzlies star was cleared by Colorado authorities who ...

Morant will miss an upcoming home game against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, a home-and-road set with the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday and Monday, and a March 15 visit to the Miami Heat. [Grizzlies are at risk of dropping to the West’s No. Morant previously said in a statement that he was “going to take some time away to get help and work on learning better ways of dealing with my stress and my overall well-being.” Under Colorado law, such action could lead to a charge of prohibited use of a weapon. Without their top playmaker and emotional leader, the “That’s our internal business.”

Morant will miss his third consecutive game since the Grizzlies announced that he was stepping away from the team after brandishing what purportedly was a gun ...

Morant later [ released his own statement ](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2023/03/04/ja-morant-issues-apology-for-handgun-incident-at-nightclub/69971995007/)and said he'll take time away to learn better methods for his well-being and dealing with stress. That means the earliest he will return is March 17 at San Antonio. Morant will miss his third consecutive game since the Grizzlies announced that he was stepping away from the team after brandishing what purportedly was a gun during an Instagram Live video on his personal account.

While Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant remains away from the team after posting a video on Instagram Live in which he appeared to be holding a gun in a…

Police records from four days later alleged Morant punched a 17-year-old boy in the head multiple times during a pickup basketball game and then, according to the teenager, went into his house and came back out with a visible gun in the waistband of his pants. I can't comment on the terms of the exact timetable is going to be because this really isn't a timetable situation." 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." "I'm sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, partners, the city of Memphis and the entire Grizzlies organization for letting you down. The Grizzlies have played twice since then and lost to the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers. Subsequently, no disturbances were reported, and no citizens or patrons of the club came forward to make a complaint.

The Grizzlies announced Wednesday that Morant will remain away from the team for at least the next four games.

The team had initially said on Saturday that the guard would be "away from the team" for at least two games. "I'm sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, partners, the city of Memphis and the entire Grizzlies organization for letting you down," he said. "GPD was not able to determine that probable cause existed for the filing of any charges," the Glendale Police Department said in a statement.

The Memphis Grizzlies have announced NBA All-Star Ja Morant will miss four more games.