Getting tired of this. Too much smoke around him lately.
Projinator
Jesus christ Ja plenty of crips exist in the NBA without the need to be gangster all the time
Googoogaga53
Him and his crew are trying so hard to roughen up his image.
redevil92
This is embarrassing… we already have too much noise. Don’t need the entourage to make it even harder to focus on winning games.
akathehellcat
he’s gonna screw himself ( and memphis ) out of a good thing if he doesn’t get his circle right.
grizzfan12
Has anyone actually read the full article? I don’t want to have a knee jerk reaction to something that might be some journalist trying to make some noise
An_Average_Andy
The only good ending to this would be if Ja stops hanging around these guys. If he doesn’t, I don’t think things will end well.
jitty4lyfe
He really needs to find a new circle of friends, this is getting really old.
City_Dialect
Altercations every week, now this? Come on now!
Nervous_Platypus4709
As if Memphis as a city didn’t have enough of a reputation issue. I’m getting really sick of this.
Traditional-Carob-48
Just FYI:
Taylor Jenkins was asked about this report. “That was addressed internally. Aware of the investigation of the NBA. We were fully compliant with it. I think they came out with a statement saying nothing was corroborated or found. … That’s all I’m going to comment about.”
That’s from Damichael Cole, one of the Grizz beat reporters
37sms
Yeah we’ve defended him on a lot of the other petty stuff, this is something else. Complete idiot.
new_skool91
This is ridiculous. It’s bad enough actually on the court.
TworivsAK
Ugh… not really too bothered by other team’s fans hating us but this isn’t a good look. When you put a black eye on the NBA it isn’t long before none of the calls go your way.
ChickenOvaRice
This is so bizarre to me. Based on social media, his inner circle seemed to be family, ex-teammates like Shaq/Devonte/Darnell, or his trainers (Mo Wells etc).
I’m not sure if there are some wanna-be tough guys within that group, or if he’s added some less boring people to his crew. Incredibly disappointing and it better be a wake-up call for Ja to get his shit together.
aarongrosman
If Demar can make it through most of his career without controversy after growing up in Compton around actual gang violence, Ja can cut off some of his friends that are gonna impede his career, and possibly the future of this team
jpndrds
Get some vocal vets on this team asap
HoosierBoy317
Pacers fan coming in peace (please don’t shoot me)
Indy aside, Morant and SGA are my favorite players and its really sad to see some of the stuff going on with him and the drama your team has went through just this season alone. Kind of wild to see how much media you all get now vs the quieter Conley-Randolph days.
Wish you guys all the success in the future.
Mareveil
Can he and his people stop thinking they are gangsters? This is starting to be annoying to see.
Hard to continually defend this dumb shit
endlesscdqotw
I’m a big Ja fan on the court but he needs to stop fucking up and thinking he’s a rapper.
You’re an NBA superstar bruh. You don’t need to be NBA Youngboy
memgrizz2022
When I need help from the police, I usually call the Athletic instead.
Look_Listen_Origin
Dude is gonna fuck up everything he worked his ass off to achieve if he doesn’t cut this shit out
901KEY
Jenkins said nothing came out of this, after they did an investigation. So as far as I’m concerned these are nothing more than rumors.
But those who already hate the Grizz will use this to further their bum ass narrative. Even Grizz fans are in the comments believing this shit with zero proof 🤣🤣🤣
mothman26
The culture here needs to change. Ja’s antics are affecting how this team is playing and it seems like no one wants to stand up to him. Derozen grew up in Compton in the middle of a gang war and has had less issues with this shit in 15 years in the league than Ja has had in 4. Grow up, we’re paying you to be the franchise cornerstone so be a fucking adult
NotNotACop28
What the fuck
Ebonicz94
I may get downvoted for this but I think Ja and his dad have a bit of a drinking problem….definitely his dad at least. Every time I see the guy on TV he looks fuckin wasted. Ja is a young player and is obviously very close to him. I think he needs more mature people in his circle but that’s obviously not the case.
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oh man
Getting tired of this. Too much smoke around him lately.
Jesus christ Ja plenty of crips exist in the NBA without the need to be gangster all the time
Him and his crew are trying so hard to roughen up his image.
This is embarrassing… we already have too much noise. Don’t need the entourage to make it even harder to focus on winning games.
he’s gonna screw himself ( and memphis ) out of a good thing if he doesn’t get his circle right.
Has anyone actually read the full article? I don’t want to have a knee jerk reaction to something that might be some journalist trying to make some noise
The only good ending to this would be if Ja stops hanging around these guys. If he doesn’t, I don’t think things will end well.
He really needs to find a new circle of friends, this is getting really old.
Altercations every week, now this? Come on now!
As if Memphis as a city didn’t have enough of a reputation issue. I’m getting really sick of this.
Just FYI:
Taylor Jenkins was asked about this report.
“That was addressed internally.
Aware of the investigation of the NBA. We were fully compliant with it. I think they came out with a statement saying nothing was corroborated or found. …
That’s all I’m going to comment about.”
That’s from Damichael Cole, one of the Grizz beat reporters
Yeah we’ve defended him on a lot of the other petty stuff, this is something else. Complete idiot.
This is ridiculous. It’s bad enough actually on the court.
Ugh… not really too bothered by other team’s fans hating us but this isn’t a good look. When you put a black eye on the NBA it isn’t long before none of the calls go your way.
This is so bizarre to me. Based on social media, his inner circle seemed to be family, ex-teammates like Shaq/Devonte/Darnell, or his trainers (Mo Wells etc).
I’m not sure if there are some wanna-be tough guys within that group, or if he’s added some less boring people to his crew. Incredibly disappointing and it better be a wake-up call for Ja to get his shit together.
If Demar can make it through most of his career without controversy after growing up in Compton around actual gang violence, Ja can cut off some of his friends that are gonna impede his career, and possibly the future of this team
Get some vocal vets on this team asap
Pacers fan coming in peace (please don’t shoot me)
Indy aside, Morant and SGA are my favorite players and its really sad to see some of the stuff going on with him and the drama your team has went through just this season alone. Kind of wild to see how much media you all get now vs the quieter Conley-Randolph days.
Wish you guys all the success in the future.
Can he and his people stop thinking they are gangsters? This is starting to be annoying to see.
Hard to continually defend this dumb shit
I’m a big Ja fan on the court but he needs to stop fucking up and thinking he’s a rapper.
You’re an NBA superstar bruh. You don’t need to be NBA Youngboy
When I need help from the police, I usually call the Athletic instead.
Dude is gonna fuck up everything he worked his ass off to achieve if he doesn’t cut this shit out
Jenkins said nothing came out of this, after they did an investigation. So as far as I’m concerned these are nothing more than rumors.
But those who already hate the Grizz will use this to further their bum ass narrative. Even Grizz fans are in the comments believing this shit with zero proof 🤣🤣🤣
The culture here needs to change. Ja’s antics are affecting how this team is playing and it seems like no one wants to stand up to him. Derozen grew up in Compton in the middle of a gang war and has had less issues with this shit in 15 years in the league than Ja has had in 4. Grow up, we’re paying you to be the franchise cornerstone so be a fucking adult
What the fuck
I may get downvoted for this but I think Ja and his dad have a bit of a drinking problem….definitely his dad at least. Every time I see the guy on TV he looks fuckin wasted. Ja is a young player and is obviously very close to him. I think he needs more mature people in his circle but that’s obviously not the case.
Damn Ja wtf you’re doing