{"id":12827,"date":"2025-04-06T12:37:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T12:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/nba-ja-morant-fined-over-finger-gun-gesture-during-game\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T12:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T12:37:41","slug":"nba-ja-morant-fined-over-finger-gun-gesture-during-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/nba-ja-morant-fined-over-finger-gun-gesture-during-game\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA: Ja Morant fined over finger-gun gesture during game"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been fined $75,000 for twice using a finger-gun gesture during a game.<\/b><\/p>\n

Morant made the gestures during the Grizzlies’ 110-108 victory against the Miami Heat in Florida on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The NBA says the 25-year-old was previously warned by the league office that the finger-gun gesture could be interpreted in a negative light.<\/p>\n

Morant – who scored a team-leading 30 points on Thursday – has twice been suspended by the NBA for showing a handgun on social media.<\/p>\n

He was banned for eight games without pay in March 2023 for brandishing a firearm in an Instagram Live video.<\/p>\n

Morant was also given a 25-game suspension<\/a> to start the 2023-24 season after a video of him posing with a firearm surfaced online.<\/p>\n

After the first incident, he apologised and said he took “full responsibility” for his actions.<\/p>\n

He said he would “work on learning better methods of dealing with stress and my overall wellbeing” and that, after reflection, he realised “what I have to lose”.<\/p>\n

Morant also had counselling while he was suspended.<\/p>\n

The two-time All-Star has played for Memphis since they selected him with the second pick of the 2019 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

The Memphis Grizzlies are sixth in the Western Conference with a 45-32 record.<\/p>\n

BBC Sport has contacted the Grizzlies for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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