The National Basketball Players Association issued a firm statement in support of Ja Morant on Friday on the heels of the Grizzlies star receiving a 25-game suspension for holding a gun on Instagram Live in May.
NBPA executive director Tamika Tremaglio labeled the discipline imposed on Morant as “excessive” and “inappropriate,” citing specifically the NBA’s requirement of the 23-year-old to fulfill unstated conditions before he can return.
Tremaglio also declared the NBPA’s intent to work with Morant going forward as he deals with the discipline.