Ja Morant fined $75,000 for gun gestures after ignoring warning from NBA

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After Ja Morant twice flashed gun gestures during games, the NBA came down hard on him.

The Memphis Grizzlies star was fined $75,000 for "twice making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court."

The NBA confirmed reports it had warned Morant the gesture "could be interpreted in a negative light."

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant reacts after a basket during the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)

Morant first made the gesture Monday against the Golden State Warriors, and reports said the NBA was investigating the incident, giving Morant and Buddy Hield a warning.

On Thursday night, Morant did it again, just five minutes into a game.

Considering Morant’s history with gun-related suspensions, the gesture blew up across the basketball world. He was suspended eight games in March 2023 after brandishing a handgun on social media at the strip club Shotgun Willie’s outside Denver. 

Then Morant was suspended for the first 25 games of the 2023-24 season after he flashed a handgun again on a live social media video. 

Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies dribbles the ball during a game against the Miami Heat April 3, 2025, at Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla. (Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Ahead of the suspensions, Morant found himself in trouble on more than one occasion, including one incident in which he got into a fight with a 17-year-old during a pickup basketball game at Morant's home. A judge later ruled Morant acted in