Days After Recruiting Ja Morant to Taiwan, $140,000,000 Worth NBA Legend Makes a Point for Troubled All-Star: ?Just Imagine Being 23 With $200 MS?

Ja Morant‘s career trajectory was telling. The jumping guard looked posed for greatness before his off-court antics grounded him. Morant was suspended for flashing a gun back in March. His repeated handgun stunts only added insult to injury. Among those who reacted to the subsequent suspension was a former NBA star worth $140 million.?

The veteran once tried to recruit Ja Morant to Taiwan to play alongside him. Even though that did not work out, he gave his two cents on the whole ordeal and also offered some advice.

Former NBA champion’s two cents on Ja Morant

Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant faced a lot of backlash on social media for flashing firearms. Numerous NBA legends and analysts went on to discuss the situation while some offered their advice. Dwight Howard has now joined the fray.

Recently, Howard appeared on Math Hoffa?s YouTube channel. The three-time Defensive Players of the Year went on to speak up on Morant?s situation.??I don’t know him [Morant] personally,” he said.?”I would love to speak to him about the situation. But it’s like I feel like he has so many people trying to reach out and speak to him. And it’s like he probably needs a chance to just chill. Like, be still 23 years old. Like just imagine being 23 with 200 M’s just from the NBA only, 200.?

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?Endorsements and none of that. Then you add on endorsements that’s maybe three-four, four hundred M’s will be 23. Who can tell you anything at that moment? You don’t know, right? So for him, it’s like he wants to experience all these things that this comes with and for us who’s watching, we like ?Yo bro you gotta chill?.?

Howard offers a piece of advice

With 18 seasons under his belt, Dwight Howard has seen all the highs and lows in the NBA. And obviously, the eight-time All-Star speaks from experience. Howard also went on to offer him some advice.

The 6?11 center said, ?If I was to tell him I would say, ?Man I know it’s tough I know you want to do this but that character that you want to portray to the world, leave that at home. You got to be this character even though it’s hard you got to play this role, be this character. Because this is going to set you up for life. That’s gonna set you up for everything that you want. To keep this character at home and it’s also going to keep you safe.?

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Those might be wise words from the former 2020 NBA champion, but let?s see if Morant takes up the advice after all.