{"id":85730,"date":"2023-03-21T22:45:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T22:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/21\/ja-morant-says-he-doesnt-have-alcohol-problem-after-return-from-suspension\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T22:45:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T22:45:17","slug":"ja-morant-says-he-doesnt-have-alcohol-problem-after-return-from-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/21\/ja-morant-says-he-doesnt-have-alcohol-problem-after-return-from-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Ja Morant Says He Doesn&#8217;t Have Alcohol Problem After Return From Suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-73031637e34380c25289f13d38e34be0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6fba9074-c6b7-41ad-834f-790cbce46171-859204409-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-6fba9074-c6b7-41ad-834f-790cbce46171-859204409-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/81\/16by9\/2023\/03\/21\/81053d2d660f474cba631090ce392a6f_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-73031637e34380c25289f13d38e34be0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4143d381a7b15342ff42e94b54498464\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ja-morant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ja Morant<\/strong><\/a> is adamantly denying he has a ingesting drawback after the NBA concluded he was intoxicated when he flashed a gun on Instagram earlier this month &#8230; telling reporters alcohol was NOT the explanation he entered a counseling program.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4143d381a7b15342ff42e94b54498464--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a21823b3aacd72559cc17bc58cb084f5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Morant spoke publicly for the primary time since rejoining the Grizzlies this week &#8212; and the Memphis famous person was requested if alcohol performed a job in his decision-making that finally led to his eight-game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/03\/15\/ja-morant-suspended-8-games-flashing-gun-video-strip-club-memphis-grizzlies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>suspension<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a21823b3aacd72559cc17bc58cb084f5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-17a5256b88ca84c517137a3b1046195d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-7c2f3441-1a81-469d-ac01-0e27768b0878-1361506138-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-7c2f3441-1a81-469d-ac01-0e27768b0878-1361506138-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fc\/16by9\/2023\/03\/04\/fc07f4e8240c4a238ce56958553fd9b4_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                      <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">3\/4\/23<\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-17a5256b88ca84c517137a3b1046195d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7a8d98023a9df9b625c9f41e2b3e6186\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Never had an alcohol drawback,&#8221; Morant stated. &#8220;I did not go there for alcohol. I went there for counseling. To discover ways to handle stress and address stress in a constructive means, as a substitute of the way how I attempted to take care of it earlier than that brought on me to make errors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7a8d98023a9df9b625c9f41e2b3e6186--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-baefda1bc050a68090f7798051fb0748\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;[The] solely drawback with me proper now could be simply moving into an area mentally that I&#8217;m very comfy in and I really feel good at. That&#8217;s why I made the choice to take time away and go to counseling. That helped me study plenty of issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-baefda1bc050a68090f7798051fb0748--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f3a210d2353704fcd4db58c6cc868bd3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f3a210d2353704fcd4db58c6cc868bd3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c7ef59a0c193f229bda263da8dbc727c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ja stated he contemplated stepping away from the NBA earlier than he was engulfed in drama &#8230; admitting he was afraid to go away the group. But the two-time All-Star says he is glad he made the choice to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/03\/13\/ja-morant-enters-counseling-program-florida-no-timetable-return-grizzlies-nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>deal with<\/strong><\/a> his psychological well being.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c7ef59a0c193f229bda263da8dbc727c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7d65219b74f9ad33255c484182803890\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Morant &#8212; who was on the bench for Memphis on Monday, however did not play within the recreation in opposition to the Mavs &#8212; stated now that he is again round his teammates, he is centered on bettering himself and dealing towards getting again on the market on the court docket.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7d65219b74f9ad33255c484182803890--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-34fd7eec18cf65d0dd4ab0ef8b31f74a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-34fd7eec18cf65d0dd4ab0ef8b31f74a-594329689-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ja Morant is again on the Grizzlies bench, let&#8217;s watch some basketball <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z8IDXjXkWF\">pic.twitter.com\/z8IDXjXkWF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 eric (@EricTweetsNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricTweetsNBA\/status\/1637970248186884096?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 21, 2023<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricTweetsNBA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@EricTweetsNBA<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-34fd7eec18cf65d0dd4ab0ef8b31f74a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7979c00a04eeb20835f95b876089b360\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Memphis head coach <strong>Taylor Jenkins<\/strong> advised reporters Tuesday he anticipates Morant will play Wednesday evening in opposition to the Houston Rockets &#8212; however the 23-year-old phenom described his standing as &#8220;nonetheless within the air.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7979c00a04eeb20835f95b876089b360--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material Ja Morant is adamantly denying he has a ingesting drawback after the NBA concluded he was intoxicated when he flashed a gun on Instagram earlier this month &#8230; telling reporters alcohol was NOT the explanation he entered a counseling program. 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