The NBA is reportedly probing Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant doing a gesture mimicking shooting a gun toward the Golden State Warriors' bench during Tuesday (April 1) night's game, sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN's Shams Charania on Wednesday (April 2).
The incident occurred with 20.1 seconds remaining during the Warriors' 134-125 win at FedEx Forum with Morant, 25, walking toward the Grizzlies bench, doing a gun gesture with both hands and pointing them toward the Warriors' bench, which resulted in he and Warriors guard Buddy Hield being issued double technical fouls.
"The NBA is looking into Memphis' Ja Morant using finger gun motions toward the Golden State Warriors bench last night, sources tell me and @espn_macmahon," Charania wrote on his X account. "The league's probe will also look into a gesture by Warriors guard Buddy Hield ahead of Morant, sources said. League officials will talk to involved parties as soon as Wednesday."
Morant, a two-time All-Star, has twice served suspensions for incidents in which he brandished a firearm on social media, the first of which occurred in March 2023 during an Instagram live stream at a suburban Denver nightclub and the second during an Instagram live stream on his friend's account in May 2023. The Grizzlies have lost seven of their last eight games, falling to sixth in the Western Conference standings, while former head coach Taylor Jenkins was fired last Friday (March 28).