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The worrying accusations surrounding Ja Morant are growing. 

In separate incidents reported to police last summer, the Grizzlies star allegedly quarreled with a security guard in a mall parking lot and displayed a gun to a teen he had punched in the head during a dispute at his home. 

The head of security at a Memphis mall told police Morant “threatened” him during a parking lot altercation during the summer, according to records obtained by the Washington Post

He also told officers a member of Morant’s group shoved him in the head. 

No arrests were made in the altercation. 

In a separate incident four days later, Morant was accused of punching a 17-year-old boy in the head repeatedly during a pickup game at the 23-year-old’s house. 

Morant and a friend hit the teen hard enough to send him to the ground and left him with a “large knot” on the side of his head, according to deputies who observed the injuries. 


  Ja Morant is accused of threatening a security guard and punching a teen during a four-day span last summer. Getty Images Ja Morant is accused of threatening a security guard and punching a teen during a four-day span last summer. Getty Images

  Morant is accused of threatening a guard in a parking lot altercation last summer. Instagram/jamorant Morant is accused of threatening a guard in a parking lot altercation last summer. Instagram/jamorant

The boy told detectives Morant went into his house and reemerged with his hand on a gun visible in the waistband of his pants. 

Morant told police the teen was the aggressor in the incident, throwing a ball at his head and stepping toward him, and that he had acted in self-defense. 

“I swung first,” the NBA star told detective, adding “The ball was to me the first hit.” 

Morant also told officers the teen — a top basketball prospect in the area — left his home shouting, “I’m gonna come back and light this place up like fireworks.” 

Read more of The Post’s coverage on Ja Morant’s suspension

Morant later filed a police report about the boy’s comment, saying his family had been threatened. 

Shelby County prosectors declined to file charges due to a lack of evidence, a spokesperson told the Washington Post. 

The teen, however, is suing Morant, according to a January TMZ report

Neither incident was publicized at the time it occurred. 

They are the latest revelations of trouble surrounding the No. 2-overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and a two-time All-Star, who has been at the center of on- and off-the-court issues recently. 


  Morant was the No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Getty Images Morant was the No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Getty Images

  He was named an All-Star for the second time this season. Instagram/jamorant He was named an All-Star for the second time this season. Instagram/jamorant

On Jan. 20, Morant’s father, Tee, got into an altercation with Fox Sports host and ex-NFLer Shannon Sharpe that spilled onto the court at halftime of a game against the Lakers. 

In early February, the NBA investigated allegations by the Pacers that Morant’s entourage “aggressively confronted” members of their traveling party and pointed a red laser at them, possibly attached to a gun. 

Morant later confirmed that his friend, Davante Pack, was banned from Memphis’ FedExForum following the laser incident. 


  Morant is facing a lawsuit from the teen he allegedly punched. NBAE via Getty Images Morant is facing a lawsuit from the teen he allegedly punched. NBAE via Getty Images

  Shannon Sharpe is retrained by security after a verbal altercation following the end of the first half of a game on Jan. 20, 2023. Getty Images Shannon Sharpe is retrained by security after a verbal altercation following the end of the first half of a game on Jan. 20, 2023. Getty Images

The Grizzlies enter Wednesday as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference at 37-23, though they’ve struggled in recent weeks, losing eight of nine at one point.

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