Ja Morant and Buddy Hield were issued double-technical fouls during Tuesday's game between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies after they appeared to point finger guns, and the NBA is reportedly investigating the situation.
The NBA is looking into Grizzlies star Ja Morant using his hands and arms to mimic shooting a gun toward the Warriors' bench during Tuesday's game, sources told ESPN.
As the teams departed to their benches for the timeout, Ja Morant then raised his arms and made a gun-shooting gesture toward the Warriors bench (likely aiming for Buddy Hield) as he walked to the Memphis bench. Hield proceeded to walk out onto the court and raised his arms back at Morant in response. -via San Francisco Chronicle / April 2, 2025
There are questions about whether or not Ja Morant did a "shotgun" gesture at the Golden State Warriors bench Tuesday night.
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NBC Sports Bay Area on MSNReport: NBA looking into Morant's finger gun motions at Warriors benchThe NBA is looking into Ja Morant and Buddy Hield after appearing to use finger gun motions at each other during a heated exchange in the Golden State Warriors' win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.
The Memphis Grizzlies guard is under investigation by the league after appearing to use a finger fun gesture during the team's loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Wednesday.
Prior to the firing of Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins, there was feeling that star point guard Ja Morant was getting traded prior to the Feb. 6 deadline. "I was texting with a GM after this happened and he said,
Morant, who has a checkered past of playing with guns on camera, made a gun gesture toward the Warriors bench at the end of Tuesday night’s loss, clearly upsetting Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.