Ja Morant’s 25-game NBA suspension is his fault, not his friends’, according to the Memphis Grizzlies star’s father, who spoke to younger players at a recent basketball camp.

Tee Morant, Ja’s 45-year-old father, was speaking at the Up Next Elite Camp in New Orleans, where he advised campers to ‘be cautious of every decision you make.’

‘My son didn’t get in trouble because of the people around him,’ Tee Morant remarked in a viral video. ‘He got himself into difficulties as a result of his decisions.’

Morant was first banished for eight games in March after being caught with a handgun at a strip joint. Later, in a social media video, the All-Star point guard was seen brandishing a firearm at the camera, resulting in a 25-game suspension to begin the 2023-24 season.

‘The tiniest thing you can do can have the greatest impact on your life,’ Tee remarked. ‘When I talk about life and living, I get a little emotional… but I’m just telling you to make the right decisions,’ she says.

Morant’s once-promising career has been derailed by the firearm episodes, both of which occurred in front of the camera.

A college basketball player is also suing him, alleging that the younger Morant assaulted him during a 2022 pickup game.

Last month, a Tennessee judge granted preliminary consent to Morant’s lawyers to argue that their client was acting in self-defense when he punched 17-year-old budding hoopster Joshua Holloway.

The fate of Holloway’s lawsuit is mainly determined by Morant’s ability to claim he was acting in self-defense.

Morant’s lawyers have admitted that he punched Holloway once after the ball hit Morant in the chin when Holloway tossed a basketball at him. The player’s lawyers argued in a July 26 request that he should be free from punishment under the state’s’stand your ground’ rule, which permits people who feel threatened at their homes to use force in certain situations.

Circuit Court Judge Carol Chumney stated that the next step will be to hear from lawyers involved in the case, including those representing the Tennessee Attorney General, to see whether the statute may be applied to the case under the state Constitution.

Holloway was 17 years old at the time the case was filed. Morant and his companion Davonte Pack are charged with assault, reckless endangerment, abuse or neglect, and imposition of emotional distress. Holloway, who is now 18, was named as the plaintiff in an amended complaint.

Morant countersued Holloway, charging him of slander, violence, and assault.

Morant has not been charged with a crime.