Grizzlies' Ja Morant debuts grenade toss celebration after he was fined for gun gesture celebration

Memphis Grizzlies prima constituent defender Ja Morant pivoted to a caller solemnisation successful the team’s 124-100 triumph implicit the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday.

Morant, 25, flashed weapon gestures during games past week and was fined $75,000 by the NBA for "twice making an inappropriate motion connected the playing court." He was warned by the NBA that the motion "could beryllium interpreted successful a antagonistic light."

After being fined for the weapon gestures, Morant debuted a grenade flip solemnisation successful its spot successful the team's triumph implicit the Hornets.

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Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies reacts during the 2nd fractional against the Charlotte Hornets astatine Spectrum Center April 8, 2025, successful Charlotte, N.C. (David Jensen/Getty Images)

Morant archetypal made the motion successful the 2nd quarter. He passed to Santi Aldama, who drained a 3-point shot. As Morant watched the shot spell done the hoop, helium pretended to propulsion the pin retired of a grenade and flip it. 

The two-time All-Star did the solemnisation again successful the 3rd 4th connected his ain made shot. With the Grizzlies up 92-70 with nether 2 minutes near successful the 3rd quarter, Morant pulled up from the apical of the cardinal and made a 3-pointer. 

Morant past enactment the imaginary grenade to his mouth, pretended to propulsion the pin by biting it, and tossed it.

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Memphis Grizzlies defender Ja Morant (12) looks to walk arsenic helium is defended by Charlotte Hornets guardant Moussa Diabaté (14) during the 2nd fractional astatine the Spectrum Center April 8, 2025.  (Sam Sharpe/Imagn Images)

He past crouched and covered his ears, bracing for an imaginary detonation arsenic helium trotted backmost down the court.

Even aft Morant checked retired of the crippled with implicit 9 minutes near successful the 4th quarter, helium was doing the grenade flip solemnisation from the bench. 

The NBA did not instantly respond erstwhile asked to remark connected Morant's caller solemnisation by Fox News Digital. 

Morant has been suspended earlier for gun-related issues.  

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Memphis Grizzlies defender Ja Morant (12) drives during the archetypal fractional against the Charlotte Hornets astatine the Spectrum Center April 8, 2025.  (Sam Sharpe/Imagn Images)

He was suspended 8 games successful March 2023 aft brandishing a handgun connected societal media astatine the portion nine Shotgun Willie’s extracurricular Denver. Then Morant was suspended for the archetypal 25 games of the 2023-24 play aft helium flashed a handgun again connected a unrecorded societal media video. 

The Grizzlies’ adjacent crippled is against the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday astatine 9:30 p.m. ET, wherever the hoops satellite volition spot if Morant continues his celebration. 

Fox News' Ryan Morik contributed to this report. 

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