Ja Morant's teammate appears to shoot imaginary gun as three-point celebration; social media reacts

Desmond Bane recovered himself successful immoderate blistery h2o with NBA fans connected Wednesday nighttime for a viral celebration.

The Memphis Grizzlies defender deed a three-pointer against the Philadelphia 76ers en way to a triumph – which made Philly 2-12 to commencement the season.

But, aft the three, Bane taunted Sixers' Caleb Martin by appearing to usage his arms arsenic a weapon and unreal to sprout Martin.

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Desmond Bane of the Grizzlies moves the shot against the Philadelphia 76ers connected Nov. 20, 2024, astatine FedExForum successful Memphis, Tennessee. (Grant Burke/NBAE via Getty Images)

Bane extended his close limb successful the absorption of Martin and past pulled it backmost successful a 90-degree angle.

Bane, of course, is teammates with Ja Morant, who served 2 abstracted suspensions from gun-related incidents past twelvemonth and recovered himself successful ineligible occupation owed to a combat astatine his house.

Because Bane and Morant stock the level together, societal media was speedy to ace jokes.

"Ja Morant approved cell," wrote 1 user.

"Learning from his teammate," said another.

Added 1 more, "Ja took him to the range."

Ja Morant and Desmond Bane of the Grizzlies aft the crippled against the San Antonio Spurs connected Jan. 2, 2024, astatine FedExForum successful Memphis, Tennessee. (Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

Early successful 2023, Morant was seen brandishing a weapon successful a Denver nightclub, which landed him an eight-game suspension. Months later, helium repeated the offense, and helium was sidelined for 25 games.

In July 2022, Morant got into an altercation with immoderate 17-year-olds, but a justice ruled helium acted successful self-defense. Four days earlier, Morant had allegedly "threatened" the caput of information astatine a Memphis mall, and a subordinate of Morant's radical allegedly shoved him successful the head. 

In the 2022-23 season, the Indiana Pacers claimed that aft an altercation betwixt associates of Morant and the Pacers, a reddish laser was pointed astatine the squad from an SUV that was carrying Morant, which the Pacers believed was a gun. The NBA investigated the incidental and recovered that nary "individual threatened others with a weapon."

Grizzlies defender Ja Morant handles the shot during the Portland Trail Blazers game, April 4, 2023, successful Memphis, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

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Morant is backmost this play aft playing successful conscionable 9 games past twelvemonth – helium had suffered a season-ending enarthrosis wounded conscionable weeks aft coming backmost from his 2nd suspension.

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