After weeks of wondering, NBA fans finally found out how many games Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies will miss next season.
The NBA leveled a 25-game suspension at Morant on Friday morning, which will start at the beginning of next season.
But the 25 games are just the start of the punishment.
Speaking on First Take, Adrian Wojnarowski said that Morant “will be required to formulate and fulfill a program with the league that directly addresses the circumstances that led him to repeat this destructive behavior.”
“There are going to have to be changes in his life, in his habits,” Wojnarowski added.
He concluded, “There’s going to have to be a clear demonstration that his behavior is changing, that his life choices are changing.”
"I think that's what Adam Silver is spelling out. There's going to have to be a clear demonstration that his behavior is changing, that his life choices are changing."
—@wojespn on the details of Ja Morant’s suspension pic.twitter.com/nB6MiiSvRa
— First Take (@FirstTake) June 16, 2023
Wojnarowski stressed the fact that Morant will be carefully monitored by the league.
They want to see substantial changes to his attitude, his life, and the way that he conducts himself.
Wojnarowski also suggested that the league will want to be sure that Morant isn’t hanging around with a group of people who are up to no good.
All in all, a lot of massive changes are coming to Morant’s life.
Everyone suspected it would happen like this.
The fact that Morant got in trouble twice for the same actions ensured that the league was going to sentence him to a hefty suspension with severe conditions for his return.
What happens if Morant concludes his long suspension but hasn’t followed through on the other requirements?
Will he be given another suspension?
Or will Adam Silver and the league just sideline him indefinitely until he shows progress?
Morant has now publicly said that he will do what it takes to get his life together.
But the league isn’t just looking for words.
They want tangible proof that he is a changed man.
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