At a recent basketball camp, Ja Morant’s father informed younger kids that the Memphis Grizzlies star’s 25-game NBA suspension was all his own fault and not that of his buddies.

Ja’s father, Tee Morant, 45, gave a speech at the Up Next Elite Camp in New Orleans, where he advised the children to “be mindful of every decision you make” as a mature life lesson.

In a video clip that has now gone viral, Tee Morant remarked, “My son didn’t get in trouble because of people around him.” “He made poor decisions that got him into trouble.”After being spotted brandishing a gun at a strip club in March, Morant was initially given an eight-game suspension. The All-Star point guard will miss the first 25 games of the 2023–24 season after being caught on camera brandishing a pistol in a social media post.

“Even the tiniest action can have a profound impact on your life,” Tee continued. “I get a little emotional when I talk about life and living, but I’m just telling y’all to make the right decisions.”

The two gun-related episodes, which occurred in front of the cameras, have put a stop to the once-promising career of the 24-year-old Morant.Another lawsuit is from a college basketball player who claims that in a 2022 pickup game, the younger Morant punched him.

A Tennessee judge granted Morant’s attorneys provisional permission last month to contend that their client was defending himself when he struck Joshua Holloway, a 17-year-old hoops prospect, with a punch.

Whether Morant may claim he was acting in self-defense will determine the course of Holloway’s lawsuit.

Attorneys for Morant have admitted that their client gave Holloway one punch after the latter tossed a basketball at Morant, striking him in the chin. The player’s attorneys argued in a July 26 request that he ought to be exempt from liability under the state’s “stand your ground” statute, which permits people to use force in certain circumstances when they feel attacked at home.