{"id":419991,"date":"2023-03-12T18:28:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T18:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=419991"},"modified":"2023-03-12T18:28:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T18:28:21","slug":"coca-cola-pulls-all-of-the-grizzlies-star-ja-morants-ads-amid-suspension-for-strip-club-gun-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/coca-cola-pulls-all-of-the-grizzlies-star-ja-morants-ads-amid-suspension-for-strip-club-gun-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Coca-Cola Pulls all of the Grizzlies star Ja Morant&#8217;s ads&#8217; amid suspension for strip club gun video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of his trip to a Colorado strip club, Memphis Grizzlies player Ja Morant&#8217;s lucrative, multiyear endorsement agreement with Powerade is in doubt.<\/p>\n<h2>Coca-Cola Pulls all of the Grizzlies star Ja Morant&#8217;s ads&#8217; amid suspension for strip club gun video<\/h2>\n<p>After losing to Denver, Morant went to Shotgun Willie&#8217;s early on March 4. There, he flashed a weapon around on Instagram Live.<\/p>\n<p>About 10 days after Morant signed the contract, Powerade allegedly took all of its marketing materials with him off of television and social media.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear whether Coca-Cola has totally cut their relationship with Morant or whether they&#8217;re still awaiting the NBA&#8217;s judgement on whether to give him a longer punishment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coca-Cola drops Ja Morant\u2019s Powerade ads amid suspension \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hnvp6hwns3\">pic.twitter.com\/Hnvp6hwns3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyLoud\/status\/1634717956847411201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Powerade announced on March 1 that Morant, the Grizzlies phenomenon, will be the face of a $10 million marketing campaign in 2023, just days before he went live on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Powerade executives told Bloomberg it would &#8216;be the biggest marketing blitz in the brand&#8217;s 36-year history.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Powerade&#8217;s parent company, BodyArmor, stated in a statement at the time that partnering with a disruptive game-changer like Ja Morant, who genuinely embraces the ethos of the brand, would help re-energize the product as we write the next chapter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coca-Cola has reportedly pulled Ja Morant\u2019s Powerade ads amid suspension \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rEbxLengzI\">pic.twitter.com\/rEbxLengzI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mymixtapez\/status\/1634753058629636097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The first national television ad was supposed to broadcast on March 14 during March Madness, but given that Morant is still out of the limelight, it now seems improbable.<\/p>\n<p>The commercial, which highlighted Morant&#8217;s transformation from an underappreciated high school and college athlete to NBA superstar, was narrated by his father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Following the viral video of Morant inside the strip club, Memphis announced he was suspended for two games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Morant then put out a statement apologizing for his behavior, revealing he would be taking time out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coca-Cola is choosing to drop <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JaMorant?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JaMorant<\/a>\u2019s Powerade ads amid his suspension \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts on this? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zXKEJ3vQaO\">pic.twitter.com\/zXKEJ3vQaO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MyBookie &#8211; Bet With The Best (@MyBookie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyBookie\/status\/1634768678515519488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I take full responsibility for my actions last night,&#8217; he said. &#8216;I&#8217;m sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, partners, the city of Memphis and the entire Grizzlies organization for letting you down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I&#8217;m going to take some time away to get help and work on learning better methods of dealing with stress and my overall well-being.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2BmlZzlRrP4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NBA UPDATES-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Colorado Police Close Grizzlies Star Ja Morant\u2019s Case With No Charges\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/colorado-police-close-grizzlies-star-ja-morants-case-with-no-charges\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Colorado Police Close Grizzlies Star Ja Morant\u2019s Case With No Charges<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of his trip to a Colorado strip club, Memphis Grizzlies player Ja Morant&#8217;s lucrative, multiyear endorsement agreement with Powerade is in doubt. Coca-Cola Pulls all of the Grizzlies star Ja Morant&#8217;s ads&#8217; amid suspension for strip club gun video After losing to Denver, Morant went to Shotgun Willie&#8217;s early on March 4. 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