NBA basketball star – Ja Morant of Memphis Grizzlies faced heavy criticism for his celebration during the match against the New Orleans Pelicans on December 27.

According to Sports Illustrated, after a beautiful dunk, Morant performed a celebratory dance. However, many people on social networks said that this action of his seemed to simulate the movement of holding a gun.

This incident caused so much controversy that Ja Morant had to speak out on his personal social network, claiming that he was just dancing and had no other intentions.

The “stormy” celebration took place after just four matches since Morant was suspended for 25 matches for playing with a gun on Instagram in June. That was the second time he was caught on social networks with a gun. gun in hand.

Previously, the young star NBA was suspended for 8 games in March after he was also found to have a gun in his pocket. hand on Instagram’s live broadcast.

While Morant was banned from playing, the Memphis Grizzlies started the season with not very positive results. They only won 6 matches and lost 19 matches.

However, since this defender returned, the Grizzlies have won four consecutive matches. This top performance helped Ja Morant be named Western Region Player of the Week.

The former Murray State University player had an impressive start to his career with the title of Rookie Of The Year for the 2019-20 season. He took home the 2021-22 Most Improved Player award and was selected to the All-NBA second team.

In the last four matches, Morant averaged 28.8 points, 8.5 assists and 5.3 rebounds, with a shooting percentage of up to 50.6%.

Currently, the Memphis Grizzles are ranked 13th in the West with a record of 10-19. There is just over a month left before the season enters phase 2, and the “Bears” are 5 wins away from the Play-off position.

The Grizzlies will begin a two-game road trip, facing the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers away, before returning home to host the Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs.