NBA star accused of assaulting a minor

The event allegedly occurred in July and the case was filed in September; the prosecution declined to prosecute the player.

A serious accusation came down on Ja Morantthe absolute star of Memphis Grizzlies and one of the best players in the nba. According to the media TMZ the event took place on July 26 in an unexpected match at the player’s home in Tennessee and that it will have as a balance a minor under 17 physically assaulted by the player.

The aforementioned site has access to case reports filed in the shelby county on September 9. They realized a arguing with physical violence against a minor by Ja Morant and another person in a game played at the NBA figure’s house. The 17-year-old complainant said things “escalated” until he ended up on the ground injured, adding that Morant “continually beat him while he was on the ground,” and claimed another man jumped up, his childhood friend Davonte Pack, and began hitting him as well..

“The plaintiff, according to the documents, said the argument became heated and he threw a basketball at Morant, ‘accidentally’ hitting him in the face. The teenager said the Grizzlies point guard approached him, put his chin on his shoulder, and asked a bystander, “Is it necessary to do that?”. The teenager said Morant hit him ‘with a closed fist, knocking him to the ground’”.

Yes Morant He excused himself saying that the hit of the ball was not ‘unintentional´, intended to hit him with the ball while shouting insults and threats saying he was going to ‘light up your house’ as he was led off the property. “Morant warned that he and his family were horrified by the announcement”; so he acted in self-defense.

The police studied the case for weeks before presenting it to the prosecution, but a month later they announced that the prosecutor’s office decided to reject the prosecution of the NBA star.