On First Take, Stephen A., Woj and the crew discuss Ja Morant’s suspension, Golden State’s new GM, and Michael Jordan’s decision to sell the Hornets. Plus, where Zion could end up next season and how Stephen A. would change things up for the Knicks next year.
0:00 Stephen A. on Adam Silver’s reasoning for the suspension
5:30 Suspension takes Morant out of the running for postseason awards
7:20 Mike Dunleavy Jr. to be Golden State’s new GM
9:00 What’s next for Zion?
10:30 Stephen A.: ‘Knicks should dump Thibodeau’
12:55 Michael Jordan finalizing sale of Hornets
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A voodo lady named Phyilis says within 3 seasons he will be suspended anoth 78 games, will still get paid and no give a…..
😂😂 25 games
So all that BS talk from a lot of these Sport shows … there is the folly of a young man vs the grandiose ego of these talking heads. Hope he learn to cool his own ego down.
Soft punishment
Funny how they play the race card
The nba had to calculate how much money they would loose without ja playing.
I’m sure Ja makes enough money to where suspensions wouldn’t matter. This is nothing new in sports when someone is so good or whatever the high ups are lenient towards them. Another things that’s sad is the people that genuinely hate ja is more weird and fanned out to me. Like really weird behavior, you can disagree with how he Carrie’s himself but bro to actually dislike him? Lotta y’all grown men wife kids n all be worried n stressing ova another ngga dat don’t know y’all exist and he’s living in ALL YALL heads rent free is CRAAZYYYYYYYYYYYY
25 games is not enough. Suspend him for the whole season so he'll learn…
nice editing
NEW YORK, NY, June 16, 2023 – NBPA Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio issued the following statement today regarding the suspension of Ja Morant:
“Ja has expressed his remorse and accepted responsibility for his actions, and we support him unequivocally as he does whatever is necessary to represent himself, our players and our league in the best possible light. As to the discipline imposed, which keeps him off the court until December and requires some unstated conditions to be met before he can return, we believe it is excessive and inappropriate for a number of reasons including the facts involved in this particular incident, and that it is not fair and consistent with past discipline in our league. We will explore with Ja all options and next steps.”
I don't Believe Ja Morant will change. He should have been suspended for the entire season. For all of you people who want to defend his 2nd amendment rights Get A Life.
H should have been suspended for the entire season. He Has To Prove that his behavior has changed. Otherwise you are going to lose your money, opportunity, and others will have the last say.
His family needs therapy and he as well. He needs to be in therapy Continually and not just for the 25 games.
The union defense of Ja Morant is ridiculous because they aren't ready to do what is appropriate for Ja Morant to have a behavioral change consistent with societal norms.
His parents are not doing their best to assist him with lifestyle changes and choices. Memphis Grizzlies are just as bad for allowing this behavior behind closed doors.
To defend his behavior is inappropriate, incompetent, and inconsistent with behavioral change. For all of these 2nd amendment rights advocates out here trying to defend his rights to a gun
You are missing the point of behavioral change he needs to do. His parents are just as inappropriate of helping hom change because they are benefiting from his playing abd endorsements.
Ja Morant has a problem that is not being addressed by himself or his family. The problem is more than just behavioral it is emotional, mental, and social issues.
Its not about his rights to have a gun. You idiot's who think he should be allowed to show gunson live Instagram and Facebook videos are out of your minds, selfishness, self-centered attitudes, and think you can do whatever they want. Nope. Grow up Dude. Or maybe you should leave the NBA League.
As all of these so-called sports analysts need to understand it's his behavior, his family members, and immaturity, insecurity, insensitivity, and ignorance of why you are being used by others.
Also the family especially his mother and father are Not Helping. They are young people who have a child who is a young father who didn't have the nurturing, conversations about, and isolation necessary to be prepared for the spotlight.
The NBA told his team they are Not Going to Be Lied to by Ja or his team. Incbluding your parents.
The nba is a joke, you can flash guns in public. Just don’t get caught shooting anyone.
This bald head chick is very unattractive
Its a gunman league and Ja knows it.
Ahh I get it. Ja is the marketing b!tch in this situation 😂 smh he ain’t finna learn a thing y’all
Booo
Silver is weak and soft AF, rme………………=(
Lol does Stephen a really think Ty Lue can do more than tom thibedoeu as a coach for the knicks? The guy that was carried to a title as a new coach by LeBron😂wow..
He got a VIP treatment.
SAS just now seeing what real Knick fans been seeing for the past few years. Fake fan
wow, what a crazy punishment… 😂
Ja Morant the First player to go from the NBA to the Hood 😂
Ja has to be on some kind of drugs to keep this behavior up…
I think it shoulda been 50….. but that’s me. It should have been enough to make him, and anyone else think twice about their behavior. He got a slap on the wrist the 1st time and didn’t learn how to carry himself when he taking money from the NBA.
Anything beyond playing after all star is a joke… shut up perk dum azz
He gave the league two international embarrassments and he only got 25 games? Crazy.
Weak punishment .
Of course I would hate to see a young star like Ja lose a great opportunity like the NBA, but to be honest, I feel like he deserved a much worse punishment cause now he sees that they won't do him anything serious because of who he is to these younger kids, of course, but moreso for the sake of losing money. I would only hope that now he will care more about how he carries himself, but I just see him coming back after 25 games being the same cocky player with the same attitude towards the situation as before.
25 games is a joke
Clowns 🤡 🐴
SLAP ON THE WRIST. STIFF? 😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂
Ja is an idiot
I always skip through Stephen Smith's yelling and spitting like an alpaca.
Only suspension? This idiot should be banned for life in the NBA, he's bad example for younger fans, imagine he has the guts to display his guns in public, the question is how many pistols or rifles he possesses, America, this is a clear and present danger i don't wanna see shooting in the television and internets in the near future, i don't wanna see those innocent lives lying helplessly due to this disrespectful and irresponsible gun owners.
Too soft. He should have got a 40-50 game suspension. Morant is an idiot.
25 games? Dude gonna do it again
Ofc it was just 25 games lol he makes them money 😂
After hearin my song u can b better than ja morant💯🦾
Adam Silver cut him a break again, he’ll be back with a gun online before the end of the year
25 games thats it🤷
Adam Silver is a joke. Ja will never change lol
He gotta be straight as an arrow when he come back.
Adam Silver is a softy. Lucky Ja.
What a slap on the wrist. Disappointing.
Making a narrative this is a stiff decision. It was supposed to be 40 games.
Best part was cutting Kendrick off 😂