Morant changes 3-point celebration to pretend grenade toss in light of league fines and warnings
Ja Morant got in trouble again for aiming an imaginary gun to celebrate 3-pointers, so he has gone to a different make-believe violent way to mark a long-distance shot.The Memphis Grizzlies leading scorer, who was fined $75,000 recently for mimicking pointing a long gun after a basket from outside the arc, acted like he was pulling the pin and tossing a grenade in Thursday night's 141-125 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.Morant, who was 5 of 13 from 3-point range, in some cases even covered his ears after the windmill-like hurl of the invisible explosive."That's my celebration now until somebody else has a problem with it, and I'll find another one," Morant said after Thursday's shootaround.The league handed down the $75,000 fine on April 4 after Morant twice made what was considered an "inappropriate" imaginary gun-aiming gesture on the court. He […]
