There are some moments in the professional sports community that puts everyone in shock. One such incident happened recently that led to NBA All-Star, Ja Morant’s suspension. Sports pundits from the NBA as well as the NFL have taken to their platforms to comment on the recent Morant incident. One such analyst was Stephen Smith. He took to his show to speak about Ja Morant and his shenanigans. After Smith’s words went viral, an NFL legend took to his show to echo similar thoughts.
The NFL legend in question was Shannon Sharpe. On his show with Skip Bayless, Sharpe spoke about Morant’s behavior. After Morant’s suspension, Sharpe was outraged and spoke about an individual’s nature and how it relates to Morant’s situation.
NFL legend goes off after the latest Ja Morant update
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Morant was recently flagged and suspended by the Grizzlies indefinitely pending review from the league. This was done due to the guard flashing a firearm on his Instagram Live. As his activity on Instagram went viral, Sharpe took to his show to talk about Morant’s behavior. While echoing what Smith said, Sharpe mentioned how Morant’s words aren’t worth a lot. Sharpe spoke about how he awaits a change in the youngster’s behavior.
“The best apology is changed behavior. You make $40M a year and you want to live that life? For what?!”
@ShannonSharpe reacts to Ja Morant’s suspension for flashing gun on IG Live again pic.twitter.com/4wWJGvXCuQ— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) May 15, 2023
I’m surprised I’m shocked I’m disappointed in Ja’s behavior. I’ve said before the best apology is changed behavior and when he was going through all this diatribe about what he learned about being away from the game Skip and how important it was to him.” The NFL legend did not hold back as he went off on Morant’s behavior.
Sadly, this is not the first time Morant has been caught on camera with a firearm with him. However, after the second incident, even Stephen A Smith could not be silent. He took to his YouTube channel to speak about Morant’s behavior.
Stephen A Smith’s anger towards Morant’s actions
Even Smith was angered by Morant’s actions. He had the same issue with Morant’s actions as Sharpe did. He mentioned that he was angry with his cavalier the young NBA star was with firearms on his social media. Furthermore, Smith made it clear that he was upset at the hypocritical nature of Morant’s statements in the past. He deemed that he wanted to see concrete change on his part, not just empty words.
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Morant seems to have landed himself in trouble once again. With calls for a season-long ban, it only remains to be seen what the young guard’s fate will be.
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