Morant has been suspended multiple times in the past for incidents involving actual guns. In 2023, he was suspended eight games after flashing a gun on Instagram at a Colorado nightclub. Then, in May of the same year, he was suspended 25 more games after again showing off a gun while in a car during another Instagram video.

The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant $75,000 after he again made a gun gesture with his fingers in his team’s 110-108 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday, despite receiving a warning from the NBA for performing the same celebration earlier this week.

Morant made the gesture twice during a win over Miami despite the league warning him about it after his previous game.

The NBA sent a warning to Ja Morant but is not expected to penalize the Memphis Grizzlies star further for what appeared to be a gun-related gesture.

Morant and Hield engaged in a verbal altercation that included hand gestures resembling guns during a game Tuesday.

The NBA announced Friday it’s fining the Grizzlies star $75,000 for using the gun gesture on the court this week, even after the league issued him a warning. The five-figure hit stemmed from Morant “twice making an inappropriate gesture” in the Grizzlies’ 110-108 victory over the Heat.

Guard Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies was fined $75,000 by the NBA for gun gestures this week. The league said he ignored its warnings.

Morant, who has been suspended by the NBA for gun-related incidents in recent seasons, ignored a warning given to him earlier the same day.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday after "twice making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court," the league announced. Morant's "inappropriate gesture" was a finger-gun taunt. He used the gesture twice during the Grizzlies' 110-108 win over the Miami Heat, per the league's release.