{"id":19421,"date":"2023-03-14T00:38:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T00:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/14\/grizzlies-ja-morant-enters-counseling-program-still-out-indefinitely\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T00:38:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T00:38:11","slug":"grizzlies-ja-morant-enters-counseling-program-still-out-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/14\/grizzlies-ja-morant-enters-counseling-program-still-out-indefinitely\/","title":{"rendered":"Grizzlies&#8217; Ja Morant enters counseling program, still out indefinitely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Grizzlies star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moranja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-13_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ja Morant<\/a> has entered a counseling program in Florida and there remains no timetable for his return to the court, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1635429391261134848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN\u2019s Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Morant has already missed five games. He took a leave of absence following an incident in which he flashed a gun on an Instagram Live video while at a Denver-area strip club. Police in Glendale, Colorado said last week that Morant wouldn\u2019t be charged with a crime for his actions at the club.<\/p>\n<p>However, Morant has allegedly been involved in a number of troubling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2023\/03\/southwest-notes-porter-morant-kyrie-jones-vassell.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">off-court<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2023\/02\/southwest-notes-irving-morant-adams-silas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incidents<\/a>, convincing him to seek help.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Memphis\u2019 game on Monday against Dallas, coach Taylor Jenkins was asked about Morant\u2019s potential return date. He did not provide any specifics, MacMahon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn_macmahon\/status\/1635420494886498304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of internal dialogues going on and obviously there\u2019s still things going on at the league level that we\u2019re in communication with,\u201d Jenkins said. \u201cJa\u2019s fully engaged in this process and ready for whatever comes next after these two games.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n\t\t\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\tjs.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5&appId=125075807517358\";\n\t\t\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/articles\/grizzlies_ja_morant_enters_counseling_program_still_out_indefinitely\/s1_14822_38575889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant has entered a counseling program in Florida and there remains no timetable for his return to the court, ESPN\u2019s Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon report. Morant has already missed five games. 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