Charles Barkley calls those reasoning for Ja Morant 'jackasses' after latest firearm incident

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Charles Barkley is sick of hearing sports personalities defending Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant as he’s being investigated by the NBA again for an incident involving a firearm. 

Prior to the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat tipping off in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Morant’s situation was brought up and Barkley clearly had to get something off his chest. 

"We got some idiots, some fools, some jackasses on television that really just pissed me off talking about, ‘Ja should make a stance saying he didn’t break any laws. He didn’t do anything wrong. We’re in a state where you can carry a gun.’ Those guys are just freaking idiots," Barkley said. 

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Apr 24, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reacts during the first half in game four of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)

"It pisses me off when I hear guys say that. When you’re making $100 million a year [Morant makes $39 million each year, but will make $194 million over five years] a year to play sports, your life changes. There are certain rules and regulations you have to live by, plain and simple. You can’t do stupid stuff. That’s the tradeoff."

One of the people Barkley is talking about is former NBA sharpshooter and current ESPN personality JJ Redick, who said that Morant should face a punishment, but he did point out that no law was broken, including other incidents he’s been involved in. 

"We can go into the backstory with the incident with the teenager, Ja is claiming self-defense that the teenager threw the ball in his face," Redick