{"id":425877,"date":"2023-05-30T19:03:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T19:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=425877"},"modified":"2023-05-30T19:03:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T19:03:54","slug":"memphis-grizzlies-news-rapper-moneybagg-yo-reveals-conversation-with-ja-morant-after-the-gun-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/memphis-grizzlies-news-rapper-moneybagg-yo-reveals-conversation-with-ja-morant-after-the-gun-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Memphis Grizzlies News: Rapper Moneybagg Yo Reveals Conversation With Ja Morant After The Gun Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 31-year-old rapper Moneybagg Yo\u00a0opened up about his past and a conversation he had with Morant, who the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/grizzlies\">Grizzlies<\/a> earlier this month suspended from all team activities after he appeared to brandish a gun once more in a social media video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s 23. I feel like it\u2019s just a phase,\u201d Moneybagg Yo said of Morant, who was embroiled in a similar gun controversy in March and suspended for eight games.<\/p>\n<h2>Memphis Grizzlies News: Rapper Moneybagg Yo Reveals Conversation With Ja Morant After The Gun Incident<\/h2>\n<p>In an interview with Complex, the 31-year-old rapper expressed his belief that Morant is going through a period and will &#8220;snap out&#8221; of this behaviour.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MoneyBagg Yo says he gave Ja Morant words of advice <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJa gonna snap out of it, and of course I gave him encouraging words. He was like, \u2018I appreciate that big bro, I got you. I\u2019m gonna get it right,\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ComplexSports<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KjH1QPhXA9\">pic.twitter.com\/KjH1QPhXA9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1663306867630637059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following cryptic Instagram photos that were later removed, Morant made news once more last week.<\/p>\n<p>The cops did a welfare check as a consequence and he was fine.<\/p>\n<p>Ja Morant&#8217;s father Tee Morant has been spotted sitting courtside at Grizzlies games alongside Morant, 23, and the Memphis rapper.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Moneybagg Yo says Ja Morant is going through a phase <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/azeIKsVjwY\">pic.twitter.com\/azeIKsVjwY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SAY CHEESE! \ud83d\udc44\ud83e\uddc0 (@SaycheeseDGTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaycheeseDGTL\/status\/1662535310603964419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was 23-24, I was just doing stuff, and people had to tell me \u2014 I had to bump my head and God had to [teach me a lesson]. I\u2019m grateful to make it out [from] those situations. Some people don\u2019t even shake back from certain situations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, I feel like Ja probably don\u2019t even know, like, what it is right now, like he probably don\u2019t even believe this is life, you have those stages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moneybagg Yo added that he also gave &#8220;encouraging words&#8221; to Morant, who may be subject to a severe ban as a result of the most recent gun-related event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Moneybagg Yo weighs in on Ja Morant drama: &quot;he\u2019s gonna snap out of it&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q1qKJxoyAY\">https:\/\/t.co\/q1qKJxoyAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HipHopDX\/status\/1663077719406706689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the second video, Morant received a suspension from all Grizzlies operations, and the NBA is looking into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Many people think that the double punishment is appropriate because he was given an eight-game ban for his initial video at a Denver nightclub.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent statement to ESPN, Morant spoke about the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What Ja Morant told rapper friend Moneybagg Yo after gun incident <br \/>Rapper Moneybagg Yo believes his friend, embattled Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, will \u201csnap out\u201d of this recent series of troubling events. In an interview with Complex last week, the 31-year-old rapper spoke ab\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Quxt6MVWyD\">pic.twitter.com\/Quxt6MVWyD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Let&#39;s Talk About Dis Shidd (@MrsBarnesII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsBarnesII\/status\/1663293615429263365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I\u2019ve disappointed a lot of people who have supported me. This is a journey and I recognize there is more work to do,\u201d Morant said, via ESPN\u2019s Adrian Wojnarowski.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy words may not mean much right now, but I take full accountability for my actions. I\u2019m committed to continuing to work on myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Le\u2019Veon Bell Criticized Jets\u2019 Former HC Adam Gase For \u2018Confusing\u2019 Sam Darnold\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/leveon-bell-criticized-jets-former-hc-adam-gase-for-confusing-sam-darnold\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Le\u2019Veon Bell Criticized Jets\u2019 Former HC Adam Gase For \u2018Confusing\u2019 Sam Darnold<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 31-year-old rapper Moneybagg Yo\u00a0opened up about his past and a conversation he had with Morant, who the Grizzlies earlier this month suspended from all team activities after he appeared to brandish a gun once more in a social media video. \u201cHe\u2019s 23. I feel like it\u2019s just a phase,\u201d Moneybagg Yo said of Morant, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":425878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107,51],"tags":[5628,8845,4426,8327,8846,8843,8844,2215],"class_list":["post-425877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-memphis-grizzlies","category-nba","tag-ja-morant-gun","tag-ja-morant-gun-incident","tag-ja-morant-news","tag-ja-morant-suspension","tag-ja-morant-updates","tag-moneybagg-yo","tag-moneybagg-yo-ja-morant","tag-nba-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}