29 incident in Memphis that he said led to Pack banned from Grizzlies’ home games for a year. Morant’s actions were investigated after a Jan. This is the third known NBA investigation surrounding Morant and the possible involvement of firearms so far in 2023. He has deals with Nike and Powerade, though the sports drink company pulled an ad featuring Morant almost immediately after the March video emerged. Morant’s five-year, $194 million max contract is set to begin this coming season. “Being a leader of this team, it pretty much starts with me. “Being disciplined on both sides, off the court making better decisions and on the court being locked in even more,” Morant said. Morant said in March that he needed to work on himself, and when the season ended a couple weeks ago, he offered similar thoughts. And my concern - and I thought he shared with me - that millions if not tens of millions of kids globally would see him as having done something that was celebrating in a way that act of using a firearm in that fashion.” “And also the acknowledgement that he’s a star. “He could have injured, maimed, killed himself, someone else, with an act like that,” Silver said. At the very brief moment - maybe less than a second - when Morant is shown holding what appears to be a weapon as he sits in the passenger seat of a vehicle, the livestream had 111 viewers. The video streamed by Pack shows Morant briefly appearing to display a handgun. It was streamed on the Instagram account of Morant associate Davonte Pack, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Grizzlies have not commented on the specifics of the latest video. The second was captured Saturday night and widely shared online. The first video, which cost Morant about $669,000 in forfeited salary, came out in March. We’ll figure out exactly what happened there.” The video’s a bit grainy and all that, but I’m assuming the worst. “We’re in the process of investigating it and we’ll figure out exactly what happened as best as we can. “Honestly, I was shocked when I saw, this weekend, that video,” Silver said in a televised interview with ESPN before the draft lottery in Chicago. Silver handed down an eight-game suspension in March there is no way of knowing yet what penalties Morant may face this time. But it’s interesting that he’s got this passion, Michael Cheika, to one day coach an NRL side.His comments came a few hours after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed disappointment over the situation. I think Ben Hornby is ahead of him, as is Jason Ryles. At the moment, he’s coaching Argentina through the rugby union World Cup, which starts in September and finishes in October, so he could get back here if he got the job and oversee pre-season. “Cheika is still overseas, so he hasn’t had the chance to do an interview. “A third party, someone very close to Michael Cheika, rang Ryan Webb, the St George chief executive, during the week and said he just wanted to put his name in the mix,” News Corp reporter Phil Rothfield told Sky Sports Radio’s Big Sports Breakfast on Sunday morning. On Sunday morning, The Daily Telegraph reported that Cheika has been put forward as a potential replacement for Griffin next year.Ĭheika, who is currently preparing Argentina for the this year’s Rugby World Cup in France, coached Lebanon at last year’s Rugby League World Cup and previously worked alongside Trent Robinson at the Sydney Roosters. The Dragons are the only NRL club yet to win an away match this year, currently reeling at 16th on the ladder. The pressure has gone up a notch after six straight losses, including a crushing defeat to last year’s wooden spooners the Wests Tigers. Watch every game of every round of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE on Kayo Sports. The 56-year-old, who is coming off contract, has been under pressure since the club began exploring coaching options for next season - he reportedly will need to reapply for the job. Griffin will reportedly be axed “in a matter of weeks” as the club starts “canvasing candidates” to replace him. Former Wallabies mentor Michael Cheika has emerged as a shock candidate to replace Dragons coach Anthony Griffin at St George Illawarra next year.
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