NBA champ advises Ja Morant to 'keep your s--- tight,' compares situation from his own life

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Washington Wizards star Kyle Kuzma was asked about the situation involving Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant, who was suspended for two games for appearing to brandish a gun on social media.

Kuzma, who won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, was asked about the latest controversy about the Grizzlies star after the Wizards lost to the Toronto Raptors 116-109 in overtime Saturday night. 

He said NBA players are blessed to be in the situation they’re in and drew parallels to his own situation where he had to come to a realization about who he was keeping in his own circle.

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Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma goes to the basket for a layup against the Toronto Raptors, Saturday, March. 4, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

"I just feel like as Black men in our country, especially us in the position that we have, that we’re blessed to be 1-percenters. We’re blessed to have, in his case a shoe deal, $200 million on the horizon, and I think a lot of the time we are figures but we are role models, too," Kuzma explained. "And you have to realize that everybody, every kid, everybody in general, they’re watching us. It’s just unfortunate.

"I know that when I first came into the league I had all my homeboys around me back from the city. We had great times and it was very important to keep my homies around because I grew up with them. But if my homies are just yes’n me and they’re not allowing me to be the best version of myself – are they really my homies?

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant adjusts his protective face mask before shooting a pair of free throws