NBA Legend Blasts People Defending Ja Morant

NBA legend Charles Barkley blasted those defending Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant's latest gun incident

Before the Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat Game 1 matchup, NBA legend and TNT analyst Charles Barkley went off on those defending Ja Morant and his latest gun video incident.

"We got some idiots, some fools, some jacka---- on television that really just p— me off, talking about Ja should make a stand by saying he didn’t break any laws, he didn’t do anything wrong. Those guys are just freaking idiots," Barkley said. "When you’re making $100M a year to play sports, your life changes. There are certain rules and regulations that you have to live by. You can’t do stupid stuff. That’s the tradeoff."

Barkley continued, saying, "Now, if you want to do all that stuff and give all that money back, more power to you. You can make that stance. 'Know what? I want to do what I want to do. I want to flash my gun and make videos and do things.' Ok, that's fine. But you can’t make money in the NBA doing this stuff."

Barkley clearly disagrees with those defending Morant, especially since this is his second such incident in as many months. It will be interesting to see how the NBA responds, as commissioner Adam Silver already expressed a level of disappointment over Morant repeating the same behavior after expressing an understanding of the seriousness of his first gun incident.

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