In the past few months, Ja Morant has emerged as one of the most polarizing stars in the league. Since last year’s playoffs, the Memphis Grizzlies star has constantly been making the headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. In fact, it appears the 23-year-old’s stardom on the basketball court has taken a back seat to his off-court issues. Disturbing stories involving Morant have recently surfaced online, leaving most of the NBA world in utter disbelief. However, amid all the rampant speculations, things got worse when the 2019-20 Rookie of the Year made a major social media blunder.?
In a recent Instagram Live video, Morant was spotted brandishing a firearm. Soon after, the young guard issued a humbling apology and went on a social media hiatus. However, the damage was already done. Moreover, amid all the chaos, an eminent media head came out with a striking revelation about the NBA’s ‘FBI’ connections, which has left fans in shambles.
Stephen A. Smith sheds light on the NBA’s major secret
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Over his storied career spanning decades, Stephen A. Smith has extensively covered athletes like Allen Iverson, Gilbert Arenas, Le’veon Bell, and many others. The common theme binding the above sports names is their polarizing status on the back of their borderline and in some cases, actual criminal acts.
Likewise, ESPN’s First Take host didn’t hesitate to speak his mind on the Ja Morant situation. In fact, Smith issued a bold warning to Morant’s camp through a striking revelation about the NBA’s operations.?
Falling back on his years of NBA coverage experience, the 55-year-old unveiled that the NBA has serious ties with off-duty police officers and the FBI. Moreover, he also harped on how the league office always keeps tabs on its players, almost like a stalker.?
In an NBA countdown segment at ESPN, Smith said,?“The NBA has off-duty police officers, they’ve got connections with the FBI, they’ve got connections with everybody.”
“The NBA knows what you’re doing. They know who you doing it with, they know where you are, they know how you’re conducting yourself at all times. Don’t think they’re not watching. They’re always watching,” he added.
After heeding Smith’s revelation, fans intensely debated the consequences of such operations in the NBA. However, amid all the discussions, fans didn’t fail to address Morant and his recent headlines.?
Fans in a major uproar after Smith’s statements
Unsurprisingly, Smith’s striking stalker-like revelations about the NBA left fans in a major frenzy. However, after digesting the reality, fans were quick to express concerns about Morant and how he should be feeling after hearing this. Moreover, many pointed out that it shouldn’t come across as a surprise that the NBA can pull off these acts. Meanwhile, trolls didn’t pull back their punches and continued with their pushback on Morant’s actions.?
Here are some fan reactions on Twitter:?
Ja Morant shaking hearing this
— IKD (@ESPNneedsIKD) March 5, 2023
Ja needs to be suspended for the whole szn
— kawhi fan (@KawhiNewEra) March 5, 2023
Obviously.
Teams pay these guys a quarter of a BILLION DOLLARS. So they are obviously do their due diligence.They pay for security and monitoring, etc. Do yall actually understand how much a quarter billion dollars is…..??????
— Blazers Fan (@Dame4Govenor) March 5, 2023
In a $10 billion annual revenue business with hopes to keep growing, I won’t be surprised if they also got NSA and CIA looking into players from foreign countries.
— lamgabejambo (@lamgabejambo) March 5, 2023
People fail to realize the nba is a business…a billion dollar one at that. They have all the resources in the world to find out any and everything about you. Not to mention the people who are willing to give information for free just to move up in the world…
— PUT THAT FUP ON ME 🤩 (@bigfridayy) March 5, 2023
Average team is worth 2.86 Billion, making the entire league worth 85.8 Billion. If y’all don’t think they’re doing that shit, you aren’t thinking about it enough…
— Vincent Robinson (@pokervincent) March 5, 2023
I mean it’s not that hard to figure out when you’re posting it all over social media 😂
— choc (@choc) March 5, 2023
Facts https://t.co/XlGKSj6rnZ
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) March 5, 2023
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In the past, Carmelo Anthony harped on the subject in similar lines. Likewise, former Cleveland Cavaliers star, JR Smith also seemed to agree.
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