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Ja Morant suspension, explained: Grizzlies star to miss time for 'conduct detrimental to the team'

The Memphis Grizzlies are off to a 3-3 start to the 2025-26 season, their first full campaign since firing Taylor Jenkins in 2024-25 and then trading guard Desmond Bane in the offseason.

Plenty is different for Memphis this season, but one essential presence remains for the team's future: star guard Ja Morant. The 26-year-old, now in his seventh season, remains one of the NBA's best players when healthy and aggressive.

However, Morant has also been the center of off-the-court issues before — and that continued early in the 2025-26 season, when the Grizzlies announced a brief suspension for Morant.

Why was Morant suspended by the Grizzlies? Here's the background o

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