Later, someone in Morant's SUV allegedly trained a red laser on the staffers as it drove by slowly.Ī Pacers security guard reportedly said, 'That's 100 percent a gun' about the laser, and the incident left one person involved saying they ' felt we were in grave danger.' In the incident involving the teenage boy, the 17-year-old reportedly told police Morant, who turned 23 last August, punched him 12 or 13 times during a pickup basketball game at the point guard's. Morant's group was alleged to have 'aggressively confronted' a member of the Pacers' traveling party after a Jan. That's what made the alleged incident involving the Pacers earlier this year so troubling. He is the clear star of the Grizzlies, who are on track to make the playoffs for a third straight year. Since he entered the NBA, Morant has gained fame as a dynamic talent who regularly goes viral with highlight-reel dunks. I'll talk to him tomorrow.I'm going to make sure he knows he's cared for going forward.' Troubling allegations against Ja Morant, one of the NBA's rising stars In the mall incident, Morant was alleged to have threatened the head of security during an altercation in the parking lot, with a member of Morant's group allegedly shoving him in the head. Local prosecutors reportedly reviewed the case and declined to file charges, with a Shelby County District Attorney spokesperson saying the office had “decided that there was not enough evidence to proceed with a case.” Ja Morant mall incident reportedly started with mother's dispute at a Finish Line Morant also reportedly claimed the boy shouted “I’m gonna come back and light this place up like fireworks,” and filed his own police report weeks later, saying the boy threatened his family. The boy, however, alleged that he was checking the ball back to Morant, who had thrown the ball hard at him first, and the ball slipped through Morant's fingers. tedcruz confronts AG Merrick Garland on the discrepancy. Ted Cruz (R-TX) finished Garland off, noting how the attacks on the centers and the churches were not a priority vs. Morant reportedly told police he had been acting in self-defense, admitting 'I swung first' but believing the boy was the aggressor because he threw a ball at Morant's head then stepped up to him pulling up his pants. So either we have the choice between they’re bad at their jobs, or there’s deliberate and unconscionable bias. The teenager also reportedly told Shelby County Sheriff’s Office detectives that after the fight, Morant went into his house and re-emerged with his hand on a gun visible in the waistband of his paints.

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