seems reasonable and sends a message to other players to nip this wannabe gangster act in the bud
KingNephew
20-40 sounds about right, likely closer to 20 which is 25% of the season.
noknownothing
Season long suspension
Physical-Lie-345
Slap in the hand 30+ games or hard stance 60+ games IMO.
StoneColdAM
The punishment he’ll get this time will be whatever he should’ve gotten the first time. NBA went easy on him and Ja immediately turned around and did it all again.
lkarma1
It should be half season to season long without pay
HandsomeJack19
They would not do this if it was good news for Ja.
15-cent
25 games
Ealy-24
He better reach out to Dwight about playing in Taiwan, otherwise Ja’s gonna have a long season off
TheWonderfulLife
If it’s not the whole season, then don’t suspend him at all. It’s time Silver grew a fucking pair and stops letting the players run his league.
ranchoparksteve
This dude totally reminds me of ex-Laker Javaris Crittenton. Just, bad news all around. Javaris kept escalating his stupid stuff over the years and eventually ended up being prosecuted for manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Released last month.
ryxriot
I would think its a 55 game suspension + Memphis losing a pick or getting a heavy fine. The way Adam Silver worded it, at least for me, sounded like he found out that memphis downplayed JA’s situation.
No_Detective_1139
I’d say at least half a season what he did was beyond dumb especially after a slap on the wrist
Dgwdum
idk why would silver bring up “new findings” if its not a season long suspension
Gmork14
I’m thinking 20-25 games.
I’m also in support of it being a full season. The NBA doesn’t need people like Ja.
litlegoblinjr
You grew up in a nice household and making millions every year… why would you wanna be a gangster?
S0uRMiillk
Enough that he won’t be eligible for any All NBA teams
yggerg
Should be getting the Gilbert Arenas treatment
GroundbreakingSir893
8 lol
MrDurdan
Should be season long but I wouldn’t be surprised id it was half. Right move waiting till after the finals. Let the Heat and Nuggets have the spotlight.
jobeeeeeeem
Hell nah that’s a full season suspension. He made Silver, his team, his fans and all NBA community look stupid when he only went on rehab for a few weeks saying he’s a changed man lol was rooting for him during his rookie year but his antics are just too dumb and stupid.
waynegretzkysbrother
40 games. Half a season.
Aja2428
He gettin a good chunk of season as a suspension.
Dagenius1
Can’t be whole season. At that point it would become too big of a negative story and they would be neutering a beloved small market team.
I’m going to say 10-15.
Shinryu1324
9 weeks for the 9mm gun. Lmao
Negative_Fans_Suck
I could totally see his antics continuing and getting traded to a team like the Knicks or Dallas.
ArkGoc
I think it’ll be a whole season
GueroDeFierro69
10 games and a visit to the scared straight program. Bubba is Finna yell at him till he cries.
hifioctopi
You can’t fix stupid. Season long. Any slip up afterward and banned for life.
value_meal_papi
50 games
Hazzardous1990
At the least it’s probably 50 games
gleophas
“Come on down to taiwan” ‐ dwight
Ghost_Farther
Suspended a year. Already spoke to the commish.
UrbanCrusader24
Ja’s crew bout to driveby Silver
TheMuffingtonPost
He’ll get half a season minimum I think
Local_Technology_591
50
BernardoDeGalvez
I think the comissioner is going to set an example
It is not the first incident involving guns or gang behavior.
The player is a superstar
And Ja lied to Silver’s face
I think he’s getting half of the season suspended
Holiday-Employer-364
I say a little over half, so maybe 50. Seems they found more dirt on him. As such, it could be more.
locomocopoco
He should be suspended for 50+ games.
LakerPupper
I think full season. He essentially spat in Silver’s face with this go around.
Curious though: Is there any financial repercussions? Will a full year suspension revoke any of his contractual earnings? Contract getting voided?
I feel like that’s the only way dummies learn, sometimes…
battle_franky
At least suspend him till he Miss the game requirement to be an all-NBA. He spit on NBA kindness and NBA need to put an example
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seems reasonable and sends a message to other players to nip this wannabe gangster act in the bud
20-40 sounds about right, likely closer to 20 which is 25% of the season.
Season long suspension
Slap in the hand 30+ games or hard stance 60+ games IMO.
The punishment he’ll get this time will be whatever he should’ve gotten the first time. NBA went easy on him and Ja immediately turned around and did it all again.
It should be half season to season long without pay
They would not do this if it was good news for Ja.
25 games
He better reach out to Dwight about playing in Taiwan, otherwise Ja’s gonna have a long season off
If it’s not the whole season, then don’t suspend him at all. It’s time Silver grew a fucking pair and stops letting the players run his league.
This dude totally reminds me of ex-Laker Javaris Crittenton. Just, bad news all around. Javaris kept escalating his stupid stuff over the years and eventually ended up being prosecuted for manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Released last month.
I would think its a 55 game suspension + Memphis losing a pick or getting a heavy fine. The way Adam Silver worded it, at least for me, sounded like he found out that memphis downplayed JA’s situation.
I’d say at least half a season what he did was beyond dumb especially after a slap on the wrist
idk why would silver bring up “new findings” if its not a season long suspension
I’m thinking 20-25 games.
I’m also in support of it being a full season. The NBA doesn’t need people like Ja.
You grew up in a nice household and making millions every year… why would you wanna be a gangster?
Enough that he won’t be eligible for any All NBA teams
Should be getting the Gilbert Arenas treatment
8 lol
Should be season long but I wouldn’t be surprised id it was half. Right move waiting till after the finals. Let the Heat and Nuggets have the spotlight.
Hell nah that’s a full season suspension. He made Silver, his team, his fans and all NBA community look stupid when he only went on rehab for a few weeks saying he’s a changed man lol was rooting for him during his rookie year but his antics are just too dumb and stupid.
40 games. Half a season.
He gettin a good chunk of season as a suspension.
Can’t be whole season. At that point it would become too big of a negative story and they would be neutering a beloved small market team.
I’m going to say 10-15.
9 weeks for the 9mm gun. Lmao
I could totally see his antics continuing and getting traded to a team like the Knicks or Dallas.
I think it’ll be a whole season
10 games and a visit to the scared straight program. Bubba is Finna yell at him till he cries.
You can’t fix stupid. Season long. Any slip up afterward and banned for life.
50 games
At the least it’s probably 50 games
“Come on down to taiwan” ‐ dwight
Suspended a year. Already spoke to the commish.
Ja’s crew bout to driveby Silver
He’ll get half a season minimum I think
50
I think the comissioner is going to set an example
It is not the first incident involving guns or gang behavior.
The player is a superstar
And Ja lied to Silver’s face
I think he’s getting half of the season suspended
I say a little over half, so maybe 50. Seems they found more dirt on him. As such, it could be more.
He should be suspended for 50+ games.
I think full season. He essentially spat in Silver’s face with this go around.
Curious though: Is there any financial repercussions? Will a full year suspension revoke any of his contractual earnings? Contract getting voided?
I feel like that’s the only way dummies learn, sometimes…
At least suspend him till he Miss the game requirement to be an all-NBA. He spit on NBA kindness and NBA need to put an example