NBA Suspends Star Guard Ja Morant 25 Games Following Second Firearm Incident

Ja Morant was suspended for 25 games without pay after displaying a gun on social media for the second time.
Morant met with NBA officials in March and apologized for a previous incident, promising to change his behavior, but was suspended again in July.
The suspension will cost Morant over $7 million in salary and make him ineligible for season awards.
The NBA cited concerns over the impact of gun violence and Morant's disregard for previous discipline in determining the length of suspension.
The National Basketball Players Association criticized the punishment as excessive and vague but the NBA saw the repeat offense as an aggravating factor.