Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - “JA MORANT SUSPENSION: ADAM SILVER SAYS NBA 'UNCOVERED A FAIR AMOUNT' OF NEW INFO, WILL ANNOUNCE DECISION AFTER FINALS”

Episode Date: June 12, 2023

Ja Morant Suspension: Adam Silver Says NBA 'Uncovered a Fair Amount' of New Info, Will Announce Decision After FinalsNBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Thursday that the league has "uncovered a fair amount of new information" in its investigation into Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant. Silver said that the league will announce its decision on whether to suspend Morant after the NBA Finals.Morant was suspended indefinitely by the Grizzlies on May 14 after he posted a video on social media that appeared to show him brandishing a gun. The Grizzlies said that the suspension was due to "conduct detrimental to the team."Morant has denied any wrongdoing and has said that he was simply playing with a toy gun. He has also said that he is not worried about the suspension and that he is focused on helping the Grizzlies win a championship.The NBA's investigation into Morant is ongoing. Silver said that the league is still gathering information and that it will not rush to judgment."We're going to take our time," Silver said. "We're going to gather as much information as we can, and then we'll make a decision."The NBA Finals are scheduled to begin on June 2. The Grizzlies are currently the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference and are expected to make a deep run in the playoffs.In this podcast, we will discuss the latest developments in the Ja Morant suspension case, including the NBA's investigation and Adam Silver's comments. We will also explore the potential impact of a suspension on the Grizzlies and the NBA playoffs.If you are interested in learning more about this case, be sure to hit that follow button.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

That I like don't fall into that trap that these people doing on TV Saying because he ain't no thug Cause he ain't in the street He ain't about that. You know, dude you don't want that. How y'all know you ain't you want to? Y'all know that boy? Do y'all know that boy?

Because I don't. I know it from dunking and jumping and I only started knowing them when I started paying attention to him around the last year, last year of college. So I want to say that Little Wayne rarely does interviews. So shout out to All the Smoke for again this Lil Wayne interview, this iconic, legendary Lil Wayne interview. But anyways, let's keep going.

I come from like a town with 3,000 people. Like, what? What y'all expect? Y'all, what? You gave them $200 million? I just said a town with 3,000 people. You expect him to be responsible? Now we tripping then.

Yeah, now we tripping. We expect him to be. That's magic. Because I could tell you, you know, I come from a real well-raised, beautiful mother, nice. You know what I mean? My mom would bust her ass and make sure everything around me was nice. And I still was a knucklehead. I shot myself.

You know what I mean? So if you're expecting, and that young man from a three, I could imagine if I came from fucking, what, I play with 3,000. Now, you have to realize that little Wayne, you know, all the jokes people want to say about his subject matter. And just, you know, some of the antics as far as, like, canceling shows or just walking off stage. his fans ain't show enough love to his opening artist. You know, all that is fun and fun in games. But when Lil Wayne starts actually giving advice, you might want to listen because he knows a little bit,

he knows a thing or two about being successful from very early. Like, Lil Wayne is one of those Michael Jackson-type figures where he was famous from a little kid all the way up until now, and we've seen the evolution the entire way. So anyways, let's keep going. people and yeah and i became who i am barn i think that was oh go ahead

they had social media when i was 20 through i wouldn't have made it well i think yeah thank god i think that was a good question so that's another interesting comment you know um i forget his name i'm not trying to be disrespectful uh i know that's matt barns and steve jackson stephen jackson i forget how i say i know it's jackson something right i don't know maybe i'm maybe i'm being disrespectful i just said i wasn't going to be disrespect for it. That's crazy. But anyways, when Jackson said, I think it's Stephen Jackson,

anyways, I get what I'm saying. When the other guy who wasn't bad bars said that if he had social media when he was 23, he wouldn't have made it is a pretty interesting sentiment because that's how a lot of people are when it comes to, you know, just activities that aren't law-abiding and being really talented at sports. The two usually don't mix and it usually gets you in a situation that John Moran is in right now where he's probably going to miss out on a lot of brand deals and sponsorships simply for the fact

that even after giving a statement and receiving a warning from the NBA he still happened to go on social media once again and show off a gun on his homies IG Live

where it appeared allegedly to be a a gun and his friend's IG live video. And of course, the NBA said what they always say, quote, where we are aware of the video in investigating. Of course, Job and Rand hasn't been charged with any crime because did he break the law? Of course not. But at the end of the day, when you look at Job and Rand's net salary and I know people be like, money doesn't matter.

Well, okay, this is the prime example of where money matters right here. net worth. Let's just look at his net worth, right? His net worth is around 50 million. Let's see. John Morant brand deals, right? We're going to get into this because people act like this man having to, or being in the confines of the law is a reason for him to showcase a gun or IG Live, right? He has a brand deal with Nike, Beast by Dre, Hyper Ice, or Hyper Ice, John Moran Gill, which is his own stuff. But his endorsement deals are worth millions of dollars. Could end up making him a billionaire if you played the game right.

You know what's not playing the game right? Getting yourself caught in a nightclub, which, you know, honestly, that situation, I do blame the nightclub because aren't the videos or camera supposed to be private? But anyways, getting caught seen holding a gun in a nightclub. And it was two occasions. And then there was one where he was at finish line of, something that his mom wanted him to come check some of the workers because they was being rude to her. So he showed up with his homies acting all gangster like. And then it was another situation

at a Pacers game with his homies were shining a red light or a red dot, quote unquote, that looked like it came from a gun, which, you know, we have no idea if it came from a gun. But, you know, it scared the people who's working for the Pacers organization. And then come to another story where he beat up a little kid because they got into her argument. and then something, the kid made some type of threat to where John Moran went and grabbed his gun out of his place, his home. So all of that culminated into a suspension.

I think it was like an eight games suspended. Yeah, eight games without pay. And guess what? He ended up missing the all-NBA team completely. And you know why? Simply for that. And do you know how much money? Let's see, how much money does an NBA player make

for making all NBA team. Let's see. Because this is where net worth comes into play. You're worth so much money. You're being endorsed by so many brands.

You are the figurehead for so many brands that you can't be acting like this 24-7 waving a gun. I know somebody brought up a senator or whatever, but pull up John Moran's net worth and pull up that senator's net worth and then let's really have a discussion. Because when you get paid a certain,

Once you get into a certain tax bracket, the requirements and the regulations are way more strict than probably a senator who's probably not making as much as one of the faces of the league. Like, come on now, let's be serious. So anyways, players who are named to our all NBA team are able to negotiate higher salaries with their teams. And this is because they're more valuable. And in general, you know, your salary goes up a certain person. percentage that your team can pay you simply for the fact that you make NBA all you make all NBA team so basically we have that fact right and then we have the whole Nike deal where Nike literally gave this man his own signature shoe to the point where if you wear job Moran's at this point people

gonna think you're referring to something else when you say you're a real shooter so anyways I don't think a lot of parents are going to let their kids wear John Morant's and it's probably going to hurt once again the bottom line of John Morant so So Moran's going to get to a point where his net worth isn't going to be as big. And once it gets to a point where the league is not as reliant on John Morant to sell certain brands, guess what? They're going to let him do all the foolish and gangster activities he wants. But as long as his net worth is $50 million and he's the face of Nike, Beast by Dre,

and the National Basketball Association, and also the Memphis Grizzlies, they're going to want him to behave in his, well, they're going to want him to be on his best behavior to the point where it's going to be worse, it's going to be worse compared to walking on thin ice. Like, this man is beyond walking on deep, deep, thin ice. It's to the point where they're going to start looking at him and they're going to say, you even, you quote an NBA young boy lyric

one more time, and that may be a suspension, because this is ridiculous, because there's no way that you could tell me that John Morant is in his right mind waving a gun on IG Live. Like at that point, he's just not a representative of any brand in America. Like, if you really think about what he's doing, this man looks like he should be the figurehead of Glock, not Nike. Like, he should just go and endorse one of these firearm brands and just change his whole career from being a 10% shooter from 3 in the NBA to a 90% shooter in the rain. Because at this point, this man does not care about his contract in the slightest. And imagine all the mouths he could have feed, all the times you could have gave back

if he won't have gave up all that money simply for being ignorant. And my other take is maybe John Moran's at the point where he's made enough money to where he's like, I don't care what comes with it. I'm approved to everybody. I'm a gangster. And if that's the case, well, we may be having a whole different discussion. Because if he's okay with all of these repercussions because he already received his money, then God be with John Morant because there's no telling what else he's willing to do.

So anyways, click my link to your in my bio. Let me know in one of my social medias. What do you think about John Moran and his running with the NBA because of his ignorant actions? And do you think simply because what he did was legal? he shouldn't be punished for it or is the league right to give him a punishment