Grizzlies suspend Ja Morant after another incident where he appears to flash gun on Instagram

Ja Morant again has been suspended by the Grizzlies — and again has the league looking into his actions — after he appeared to flash a gun on a friend’s Instagram live account Saturday.

The video appeared on Morant’s friend Davonte Pack’s Instagram account, with the Grizzlies’ All-Star guard flashing a handgun while riding in the car’s passenger seat and singing along to a song.

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The Grizzlies quickly moved to suspend Morant again, with no timeline announced as this is the offseason.

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“We are aware of the social media post involving Ja Morant and are in the process of gathering more information,” NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said Sunday.

In March, Morant was suspended eight games after a video surfaced — also on Instagram Live — of him flashing a gun in a Denver area club. After that incident, Morant spent time away from the team to seek counseling (although he never specified what kind of help he got). Morant admitted after the season his actions were part of the distractions that threw off the Grizzlies and saw them eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Lakers.

“I just got to be better with my decision-making. Off-the-court issues affected us as an organization,” Morant said at the time.

The incident — and the fact that he was away from the team for eight games and caused problems for the organization — was part of why Morant did not make an All-NBA team, costing him $39 million because he was not eligible for a supermax contract.

“Ja’s conduct was