In this episode of the Draymond Green Show, Draymond Green reacts to Ja Morant's recent Instagram Live incident where Morant displayed a firearm. Green notes that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver appeared visibly upset, emphasizing the pressure on Silver and former Deputy Commissioner Joe Dumars to determine an appropriate punishment that could affect the Memphis Grizzlies' season. He argues that while Morant's actions were irresponsible, the legal context is complex—gun possession laws vary by state, and it may not be illegal where the incident occurred. Green criticizes the repeated use of Instagram Live for such displays, warning that it harms Morant's personal brand, sneaker sales, and could jeopardize his career. He refrains from labeling Morant a “gangster,” stating he lacks the authority to make that judgment, but urges Morant to stop publicly flashing guns. Green concludes with a wish for Morant to make better choices and a reminder to subscribe to the channel.
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Draymond Green. John Morant. I saw Adam Silver speaking. Adam Silver looked crushed. He sounded crushed. I know he is crushed because Adam, like, Adam is a player's commissioner. Like, have been since day one. And so a part of him, like, I'm sure is just crushed. Like, because he's like, come on, man. Like he said, they had a long conversation and it's just, I thought we were like past this and we spoke about it. And so now it puts Adam in tough, and Joe Dumars, it puts them in such a tough spot. Like what's the punishment gonna be now? And like you have time, like Ja don't have a game coming up. You have time to make that decision, but it is going to be a substantial one. It is going to be one that affects the Memphis Grizzlies season. It is like— Yeah. I'm not, again, I've had my mistakes, like obviously not that, but I've had my mistakes. I'm not one to come on here and condemn and you shouldn't be doing this, you shouldn't be doing that. I don't condone what Jah has done, um, but what I will say is— I saw a couple people screaming like, "Lock him up! Lock him up!" Like, it's actually not illegal to have a gun a lot of places in America. So to just start screaming, "Lock him up!" Like, you all actually don't know if he broke a law. Like, you actually— like, you don't know if he had a license. You don't know if the gun was licensed to him. You don't know. Most people probably don't know whether it's an open carry state or not in Tennessee. You don't know where he was. And if he was in Florida and it's an open carry state, like you don't know none of those things. So the whole like, lock him up, he's a thug stuff. Like, let's stop. Let's stop it. Now, Was he wrong? Absolutely. You can't, like, stay off. I just don't understand, like, why they're on Instagram Live so much. Like, I just don't get it. Hey, by the way, once you were in trouble the first time on Instagram Live, you guys probably should stay away from Instagram Live. Like, it hasn't proven to be beneficial at all. And so everyone's saying it's irresponsible. Of course it's irresponsible. Like you have a following and you're trying to build a business, like a substantial sneaker business. Kids drive sneaker sales. Kids' parents buy shoes. And those children's parents aren't impressed with what they're seeing. So it's like, stop it, or don't build a business. It's unfortunate that this keeps happening. Um, it's unfortunate because it's giving off like this gangster type vibe. Like it's giving that. And like I said the last time, I'm not going to come up here and say, "Cha, you not gangster," or, "You not this," because I don't know him well enough to know what he is. I don't know what he does in his spare time, neither do you. I don't know what he is. So I'm, and also I'm not a gangster. So it's also like, I'm not a gangster, I'm a basketball player. So I can't speak on like who's a gangster and who isn't because I'm not. So how can I speak on that? Which oftentimes I tell you people, you don't know basketball like we know basketball. So you probably shouldn't speak on that. It's not my space to speak on whether Ja's a gangster or not. I'm not, I don't know what like, would qualify him or not because I'm not, I don't make those rules. I don't live by 'em. That's not my space. So it's not my place to speak on that. But like at some point though, you just can't keep doing that. And a lot of gangsters I do know aren't flashing guns on Instagram. Yeah. Make of it what you may. It's unfortunate. I hope he figures it out. I don't think he's gonna stop carrying guns. So I hope, I hope, I like, if that's his thing, that's his thing. Like again, it's not my place to whatever. If that's his thing, that's his thing. He probably won't stop, but stop showing them. Like at some point you gotta stop showing them. Like that it, it's actually getting you in trouble. It's actually getting to a space to where if it continues, could possibly cost you in a career. And like way too talented, way too special for that. So like some point you gotta stop showing them. I don't know. We'll see. I wish him well. That's a wrap from this episode of the Draymond Green Show. I'll let y'all later. Peace. What's up everybody? It's Draymond Green. Make sure you subscribe to the Volumes YouTube channel below so you don't miss any more of this great content going forward.
