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CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman said the 25-game suspension the NBA slapped guard Ja Morant with "was appropriate," and it is up to…

TERESA M. WALKER Associated Press The Memphis Grizzlies put their future and title hopes in the hands of Ja Morant.With Morant suspended, so are the franchise's championship plans.The NBA has…

PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press This is not a defense of Ja Morant, whose erratic behavior certainly seems worthy of a lengthy suspension.Then again, in a country that worships its firearms and…

Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies Photo: AFP The National Basketball Association (NBA) has suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant for 25 games without pay after finding he "intentionally and prominently" displayed a…

TERESA M. WALKER Associated Press Memphis guard Ja Morant has been suspended 25 games by the NBA — his second ban in four months — and Commissioner Adam Silver made clear Friday the star must…

Ja Morant Photo: AFP The Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been "suspended from all team activities" after again appearing to hold a gun in a video on social media. Morant, 23, appears to briefly hold up a gun in a car with…

TERESA M. WALKER Associated Press Ja Morant's skyrocketing basketball career is on hold following a series of off-court decisions by the young NBA star involving a gun in a strip club, actions which…

Derek CarrDerek Carr has proved repeatedly that he can produce as a passer.What the former Raiders quarterback hasn't done is win in the playoffs, something he aims to change in New Orleans, where he'll be reunited with…

TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press Philadelphia's Joel Embiid, Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Portland's Damian Lillard had to have known they were going to the All-Star Game. Players averaging…

The ball found Ja Morant behind the 3-point line in the third quarter of Sunday afternoon’s game against Golden State. Recognizing that his closest defender was stationed in the paint and did not seem to be in any hurry to throw a hand in…