Ja Morant escaped legal trouble after Colorado police closed their investigation into the player saying, “There was not enough evidence to charge anyone with a crime.” Morant’s legal risk came after a point guard posted a video of himself appearing to fire a gun while at the Gentlemen’s Club, but his team, the Memphis Grizzlies, announced he would miss the next four games.
The incident proved to be the final straw for the Grizzlies and the NBA, who suspended the 23-year-old, but the star has confirmed that he will not face any legal action once he returns to the basketball court.
A statement from the Glendale Police Department read: “Through investigation, GPD has been able to determine the incident occurred at Shotgun Willies, located in the city of Glendale, during the club’s legal business hours.
“GPD has been unable to determine that there is probable cause for filing any charges. In this case, it should be noted that on the night in question GPD did not receive any calls to duty at a nightclub regarding a weapon of any kind.”
It remains unclear when the two-time superstar will return after he was initially slated to miss at least two matches. But in subsequent days, the NBA opened an investigation into whether Morant had brought the gun to the team’s headquarters. If this proves to be true, it could lead to a much longer period on the sidelines.
“The investigation also concluded that no person was ever threatened or threatened with a firearm, and in fact no firearm was ever found.” The Glendale Police statement continued. Although the video was disturbing enough to trigger an investigation, there was not enough evidence to charge anyone with a crime.
“Under our judicial system, all persons are presumed innocent until proven otherwise.”
After the video was released after the Grizzlies’ game with the Denver Nuggets last weekend — and Morant’s subsequent suspension — the 2020 rookie of the year apologized to all stakeholders in the organization and said he needed to find better ways to deal with stress. “
