I think Ja's playing by Christmas, Feb 1 at the latest.

re: Silver talking about this. I think the NBA commish by tradition does an open Q&A, AMA presser at the beginning of the NBA Finals every year. Silver could've flat no commented the question; and his response teasing that they found out more seemed unnecessary given his stated unwillingness to talk about it now. But it wasn't a case where he jumped on mic just to talk about Morant's situation. He was talking questions about everything and obviously Morant's situation was going to come up. If that's the response he prepared ahead of time to try to downplay it...didn't work.

Yet Andrei Kirilenko got 0 games for bringing AK-47 to NBA arenas.

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Hall pass

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That's some memory you got there. That was like in a filing cabinet I didn't even know I had until this moment. Kudos.

dude has tens of millions of dollars and this is the best he can come up with???

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

i wonder if toy can be a legal term for a shitty gun.... my old neighbor was LK and he called a lot of guns 'toys'

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Sharp satire…I like it.

From here he can pivot to either a gun control guy - why are these toys even available to kids? - or a big 2nd amendment guy. As in all things, flexibility is key.

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I would add another 25 games to his suspension for being an awful liar.

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Makes ne wonder what suggestions were deemed not believable enough doesn’t it?

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It was a deep fake!

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Those 25 games are eclipsed by the self induced embarassment of playing gangster with a toy gun.

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Honestly, he really is a gangster. He's had to live the thug life to survive.

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“Yes, I was making an ironical instagram commentary on the state of gun control in America. In doing so, I was drawing on my own (infamous) history with firearms to prove that even the well-intentioned have a difficult time completely separating from negative elements within our culture, particularly when those elements are so firmly entrenched in our communities.

Responsible gun ownership is extremely important to me; my use of a replica, toy gun, in this social media post was not reflective of that viewpoint. That these toys are available at all suggests we have a long way to go as a country to battle the NRA’s insidious contributions to American culture.

For failing myself, my team, my community, David Stern and the entire country, I fully accept responsibility. I will not be protesting my $10,000 fine nor my suspension for the 2023 pre-season schedule.”

- Temetrius Jamel Morant

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"In light of this new information that's been uncovered....."

Seems light considering what was threatened to be .

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Maybe your suspension has to match the caliber of gun you have

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The NBA is a better league with him on the court. He is one of the few stars I will watch in the regular season. I hope he gets his shit together.

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I don't think 25 games will be a deterrent for him.

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I agree it won't be. But I hope he just matures enough to realize his potential. I find him incredibly fun to watch.

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His statement was reasonable and well done. If he really feels like he said he does I'm fine with cutting that suspension and seeing what he does going forward.

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He said the same things in an interview a few months ago when he was suspended the first time.

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Yeah, I am not real sure we can take him at his word.

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very funny when the hosts get somber when they announced this suspension

Oh. Well... I didn't know that and... I'm sorry.

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Sounds to me like it's 25 games only if he graduates re-education camp and deep sixes his friends.

Should be a full year for saying it was a toy gun. Dipshit.