Stephen A. on Ja Morant for appearing in a video with a gun | SportsCenter 

"I'm fine out of the league" Ja Morant 2023

The black community needs to shun this bs behavior. Acting like a criminal, glorifying criminal behavior has NOTHING to do with being black. Reject that bs. Being black should be about being exceptional, being a fine human being and a role model. Ya that’s right. Step up and stand up. ✊🏿

Ball players wanna be rappers and rappers wanna be ball players; been the case for decades now 🤷‍♂

Most people would kill for his position and status, and he just throws it away 🤡💀

DIllion brooks = I am the biggest clown in NBA right now. JA morant = Are you sure about that?

Bro has enough money where he isn’t forced to live a horrible lifestyle, has a loving family, and ultimately has a little daughter to take care of. There’s zero reason he should be putting himself and his family at risk by trying to roleplay a “gangster”. Smh

For those that don't know, this guy is a father. Imagine how embarrassing it is for his family.

The friend actually tried to hide the gun off the camera Ja surprised him by taking it out

The first time this happened 90% of the former players were cuddling him, saying he is young and getting on Shannon Sharpe for being too hard on him. This is exactly what happens when you cuddle young people and fail to give them the cold hard truth.

Dillon Brooks : I'm the dumbest Grizzlies player yo ! Ja Morant : Hold my gun !

I had a neighbor once, it was a middleclass area but still very near to the trenches probably 2 blocks apart, his mom was a doctor, she gave him a lot of opportunities, he even got a car, bro still stood on the corner with his friends, they even did a home evasion on him and had a shoot out, his homie died on that corner in daytime. Still he went back to the corner, I don't understand it, he was good in school he had money and a dope mother that loved and funded him but still he chose the streets.

Miss the days of the Kobe, MJ and LBJ when superstars were focused on the nba and carried themselves in a professional manner but ja is very selfish and not focused on basketball as he should be, some people can’t handle the spotlight or pressure of greatness and Ja is acting out

Im sure Steven Adams will spend a portion of his off-season back home in New Zealand. Ja needs to be on that plane with him.

Ja makes Allen Iverson look like a saint 😂😂

Is it illegal for a nba player to have a gun lmk I’m not understanding this🤔

“People with gold make the rules. Sometimes it’s hard to accept it “ facts is facts

Ja is a CLEAR example of TALENT without DISCIPLINE equals DISASTER!!!

When JA apologised in the interview with Jalen Rose, he was at times speaking about himself in the 3rd person. As an apology and position to accept responsibility, this places Ja at a distance, as if he’s not the person that is accountable for his actions and apology. This was a key indicator that he had no legitimate, not sincere intentions to atone.

What was the video? Anyone?

In what manner was he displaying the gun?

This is a deeper conversation we need to have within the black community about young men feeling the need to act a certain way or be a certain way when your a young black man with money. Its the music, hood culture and many other aspects of being a young black man in america... Even if you dont come from that lifestyle many young men feel like they need to act like this to fit in or be considered hard or your not "black enough".. seems like no one wants to have that conversation though... Its deeper than a lot of people care to admit. I think the music plays a massive role and thats where i personaly would love to see more studies and discusions concerning its effect on the youth .. we need to stop celebrating these types of charecters in our community and the youth will follow..

Ja trying so hard to get a hood pass to see and meet Parlay 😂

Was this b4 the first time we found out or after?

I feel sad for this young man because it's seems like he has no one around him who truly cares about him including his parents because he is extremely close to loosing everything. This is a sad situation

Stephen A had a great take on the situation. And Jalen is definitely right about how relationship dynamics change once large amounts of money are involved.

Thank you. Everytime I tell someone the NBA is a PRIVATE company. It doesnt matter if it is legal or illegal. There are codes of conduct, there are policies. You agree to both of those upon signing the f***ing contract. Abide by those or be jobless. Those are your options.

Ja "Lil Pistol Starter" Morant...in my Ced The Entertainer voice.😂

He's flashing a gun in Tennessee where you can get AR-15s at Walmart, the NBA'S fake outrage is ridiculous 😅

I don’t always agree with Stephen A, but he nailed it on the head. You don’t make the rules, the ones holding the gold do. Get right, or Get Out.

As a Ja supporter, I am really disappointed with his actions. This literally is f’in pointless. He’s a “professional” yet he’s acting like he’s in my neighborhood 🙄.

Will the Nike sneaker include pics of handguns below the Nike logo?

Suspend him for the whole year since he didn’t get it the first time.

JA Wick back at it

Stop bringing his friends into it...actually maybe Ja's friends need to distance themselves from Ja since he appears to be the bad influence.

Is it possible that this video is Old? I was made before his first incident?

The fact that SAS is not even playing a loud character in this clip shows that dude is very disappointed with what happened again. People forgot that ESPN and SAS were trying to defend Ja the 1st time and hoped that dude wouldnt do the same stupid thing again and it still happened. It must frustrated when you sticked your neck out for someone and they let you down. It's not illegal to own a gun but it is bad PR and dumb when you kept showing guns on your Live account for the world to see after so many gun-related dramas. Ja already lost 40mil this season for his strip club gun incident, now dude is gonna lose even more money from this.

"I'm fine paying fines in the west"

Straight out of tiny rural town SC...so hardcore

Even the Grizzlies bear in the logo looks like he's disappointed in Ja lmao

kick him out the league and let him live the life he clearly wants 😭

Thank you Steven A for being so real and honest about this situation with Ja. Ja has jeopardized his professional NBA career and he has no genuine respect or desire to live up to his commitments he previously promised. It wouldn’t surprise me if he got suspended for 40 games.

I’m confused did he have another video with a gun

Who is to say it wasn't before the first video!!? 👁

He is literally like a kid being heavily influenced by young boy

Clearly the first punishment wasn't severe enough. Hope this man wakes up and realises that his career could be taken away in an instant if he doesn't make some serious changes.

There is definitely a larger conversation that can takes place because of this new incident. Ja has built up his physical strength and agility but his mind is weak. Unfortunately, he's not alone in the black community. It's not a question of ability, but of judgement...of decision making. It's a question of having a short-term juvenile perspective of life versus having a long-term mature view of life. I would say hard core rap is a problem even though most would not. I'll always love the bass and beats, but I can't listen to many rap songs anymore because often the lyrical content is a blueprint for self-gratification, self-indulgence, and the disregard for other people that are not familiar. Growing up the suburbs, I listened to hard core rap as entertainment, but as I grew into an adult and traveled the country, I saw many children, young adults, and grown men listened to hard core rap and adopted the lyrics as instructions for how to live. There are plenty of difficult circumstances in which people live, and they should be identified so that those circumstances can be improved, but those circumstances are not the goal. Regardless of the situation one finds themselves in, the goals for ourselves, for our communities, and for humanity (since we all share the same planet) must be higher. In the second gun incident Ja finds himself in, did you listen to the lyrics of the rap song he and is associates were listening too? How would his daughter or any child turn out listening to that often growing up? What values and beliefs are those lyrics reinforcing in his life. Whatever they are, they don't look desirable for establishing a healthy and prosperous family and environment. He's not alone in his mistakes, but he is a high profile individual and his mistakes are highlighted. There are plenty of young men and women making the same mistakes as him, but without the wealth and opportunity he has. Ja is displaying symptoms that are prevalent across the country. What is the remedy? Yes, respected leaders with a vision who articulate a healthy value and belief system to be adopted. What is also needed, and what is most often lacking, is a rebuke of the destructive values and beliefs (and of their practitioners) that permeate the black community. Pride needs to be swallowed. The past can be a reference but it's set in stone. Only present and future actions can change anything so forward-looking contemplation and discussions must be had. An attitude of taking less and giving more must be adopted. Yes, we can all feel discomfort but can you endure it a little longer to lend a hand to the person next to you? And can they do the same for you and others? We need to sacrifice more and should view this concept like the time value of money (TVM). If we invest today, that investment will yield a greater return in the future. Invest in yourself, your family, your community, your country. Invest in your mind. If feels great to be young and strong, but mankind has already demonstrated the ability to subjugate earth's largest and strongest species with research, planning, and the proper execution of strategy...with the mind. Strength of the mind should be coveted and revered, and is THE ONLY WAY to succeed in the competitive, but hopefully relatively peaceful and fair, world that currently exists. Love yourself and love one another!!!!

Some rich people just don't know how lucky they are until they start to lose it.

The best shooting guard in the NBA 😂

If this upcoming punishment is not severe enough, it will send a bad message to kids out there that you can get away with things. Especially he was given a chance to come around. This is like a slap on the face to people who were protecting him before. I know Memphis is a rough city for younger people and gangs are part of their society but is he going to be stupid enough to throw all that away just to be part of that? 😞

At this moment I honestly feel like alot of people right now are outraged for the sake of being outraged. To be clear; Ja was in a private setting, he more than likely owns the gun legally, it isnt reported that he was threatening anyone with said gun, and he wasnt on any official team business at the time. For all intents and purposes Ja has committed no crimes, nor was anyone in danger, yet he's getting more bad press than people in the league that committed *actual* crimes or reprehensible acts. For goodness sake we as a society have politicians that are regularly recorded with guns, heck some of them even took full family photos with guns. To be clear here, we're holding *certain* athletes to standards that we don't even hold elected officials to. Maybe we need to stop putting athletes on pedestals, and stop demanding that they be role models all because they're tall and can shoot/throw/dunk a ball good. If Ja gonna keep being around guns he might as well get an endorsement from a pro-gun organization.

Ja and his Father reminds me a the movie Drinking Juice In The Hood🤣🤣🤣

if only people are willing to listen what Ja's been trying to tell y'all, his preferred position is SHOOTING guard.

Ja Morant should look in the mirror and ask,WTH am I doing. Drop the entourage and surround himself with positive people and just focus on Basketball.

Gilbert Arenas 2.0 Happening during the social media era is wild tho lmaoo the jokes crazy

“Those who have the gold make the rules” 💯💯

That trailer for Ja Wick:Chapter 2 looked 🔥 Can't wait for Ja Wick:Chapter 3 💪

In this case, when his friend went IG Live.. it started off with Ja not holding a gun... Ja knew he was on IG Live and said "wait, I gotta show off my gun" his buddy immediately turn the camera away from him when he saw it

Ja workin on that Smith & Wesson deal lol

What's crazy is that he is likely blaming his friend.

Didn’t he also do something to a 17 year old? That’s like 3 things he done in less than 4 months. He needs to get himself together

I thought he went to therapy for this 😂

I find it strange that no one is blaming the gun.

WHY ARE THEY STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS......

We took Lebron for granted he never had problems outside of basketball and he’s been a great role model these new dudes that’s in the NBA idk they want to be a rapper or a gangster instead of a business man and I’m not a Lebron fan but I’m just saying 🤷🏾‍♂️

I wonder if Stephen Jackson is going to vouch for this too

Dude needs to sign a contract with Smiff n' Wess'n

he said the glizzy is my family . 😂 nah but somebody need to tell him to chill..

Put this at the feet of Adam Silver too...he should be held accountable too....8 games was a joke and everyone knew it..coddling kids dont help them grow up.

Ja needs a new circle around him, he has a daughter and a family to take care of. At some point he needs to grow up and make SMARTER decisions. Be more responsible Ja, please for ur future.

Lol Stephen Jackson is like thats my boy🥹

“We know he’s not stupid” .. Stephen A I beg to differ

Ja made the NBA look silly af for giving him that lil slap on wrist 8 game suspension. Now the league gotta get their lick back. I see a minimum 50 games

2019 Draft class looking pretty terrible right now 😂😂😂😂

“You know he’s not stupid?” …. Do I? Lol.

Ja Morant, the Hollow Point Guard

This a tough one Ja good luck man

Imagine if this was draymond he would be suspended the whole year 😂😂😂😂😂

I'll never understand why someone like Ja who has a daughter chooses to be part of this lifestyle I hope this young brother never has to use a gun in order to defend himself but everything that is happening is self inflicted I hope his pop's steps up and tries to help him out you aren't his friend you're his FATHER

1:47 " You're the one shooting bul- uh hoops" Stephen A Smith ladies and gentlemen 😂

Well said

Ja Morant is an example of every kid with potential but behaviour causing that untapped real potential

Bro really the first player to try and make it out the league lol

"Tell me who you walk with and ill tell you who you are" Homie thinks he go friends, but in reality hw got leeches

Max pointed out...he didn't make an All NBA team which prevents him from getting a supermax deal potentially $40mil.

If Goofy had a mascot it would be Ja Morant

David stern would have ban him indefinitely I wonder what Adam silver is gonna do

"When keepin' it real goes wrong"

"They shoulda NEVER gave y'all any money." -Rick James via The Dave Chappelle Show 👀😵‍💫🤪🤣🤣🤣

Jalen was the one throwing him soft question after a week of therapy.

“Universally recognised in NBA Circles” ??? 🤣🤣🤣 my English teacher would lose it

He’s clearly one of those personalities where he feels the rules don’t apply to him.

Who’s here after 25 Game Suspension?

Morant enjoys wasting his future contracts 😂

He went from point guard to shooting guard

I don’t really understand why temas suspend they’re players like that imo let them play without payment hit them in they’re pockets where it hurts the most

I want Barkley and Shaq opinion on that...😂😂😂😂

This guy's a gangster? His real name is Jaclarence!!

And the Grizzlies tried to tell us Dillon Brooks was their biggest problem…🤨🙄😵‍💫

People remember what happened to Gilbert career after the gun charges?

Build up the people around you, don’t let them tear you down.