Ex-NFL star Dez Bryant calls out former NBA players' criticism of Ja Morant: 'He a king, he a legend'

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Ja Morant has found himself in yet another controversy involving a gun, but a former NFL wide receiver is voicing his opinion for the NBA superstar.

Following viral clips of former NBA players Stephen Jackson and JJ Redick discussing the situation, Dez Bryant gave his own sentiments on Morant's situation as well as what Jackson and Redick had to say.

"Everybody adding their 2 cents on the Ja Morant situation so I’m going to add mine…." Bryant wrote in a tweet Wednesday morning that included a video.

Bryant seemed to insinuate he disagreed with what they both said, but noted they both had "brands" of their own to protect, but also Morant's.

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Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies reacts during the second quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on February 23, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

"I know a couple things fasho. You fill out a W-2, and you pay your taxes, and you play for the National Basketball Association. That's your job. That's, like, a job, except this job, you love, you grew up playing, and you get paid millions and millions and millions of dollars. So with that being said, with this type of job, they have this huge-ass brand they love," the former Dallas Cowboys star said. 

"This huge brand that they protect, this huge brand that influence a lot of kids like yourself and others that want to grow up and play that game one day. So the reason why they're being the way that they are is because they want to protect their brand — not only do they want to protect their brand, they want to protect your brand."

Bryant was