NBA star Ja Morant risks lengthy ban after making gun gesture on court AGAIN... less than 48 hours after league launched investigation

Memphis Grizzlies prima Ja Morant has risked the wrath of the NBA again, utilizing his weapon digit solemnisation conscionable hours aft the league launched an investigation.

Morant sealed a game-winning jumper astatine the buzzer to assistance his squad bushed the Miami Heat connected Thursday, but made headlines for each the incorrect reasons erstwhile again.

Hours earlier the game, it was announced that the 25-year-old had avoided punishment for Tuesday's weapon digit celebration, but helium showed small remorse by erstwhile again bringing it retired connected court.

Morant has doubly been suspended for brandishing existent firearms, and was warned implicit his behaviour by league officials earlier this week.

ESPN's Shams Charania reported that Morant had received a informing from the NBA earlier connected Thursday, aft their investigation determined the solemnisation was 'not intended to beryllium convulsive successful nature, but inappropriate and should refrain.'

Morant seemingly had nary plans to 'refrain' though, erstwhile again utilizing it earlier speaking to reporters aft the crippled astir being a 'villain'. 

'I consciousness similar I’ve been the villain for the past 2 years now,' Morant said successful the locker room. 'Not adjacent conscionable to this crowd. Every small thing, if idiosyncratic tin accidental thing antagonistic astir me, it's going to beryllium retired there. So, yeah. I don't attraction nary more.'

It remains unclear whether the Grizzlies superstar volition look a caller probe for his latest usage of the celebration. 

Morant has antecedently served 2 suspensions totaling 33 games for gunplay, including 1 incidental successful which helium brandished a pistol astatine a portion club.

The defender besides mimed pointing a weapon astatine Anthony Davis earlier this season.

On March 3, 2023, Morant flashed a weapon connected an Instagram Live video successful Shotgun Willie's, a portion nine successful Glendale, Colorado, pursuing a nonaccomplishment to the Denver Nuggets.

The determination sparked terrible backlash, with the NBA handing down an eight-game suspension to Morant, who checked himself into a backstage counseling installation successful Colorado.

Just 10 weeks later, however, Morant was caught successful yet different gun-flashing incident. 

This time, Morant was captured waving a firearm successful a car connected person Davonte Pack's Instagram Live.

The league took its clip deliberating its punishment successful that instance, earlier Adam Silver landed connected a 25-game suspension.