Ja Morant fined $75,000 for gun gestures after ignoring warning from NBA

The NBA confirmed reports it had warned Morant the gesture "could be interpreted in a negative light."

Morant first made the gesture Monday against the Golden State Warriors, and reports said the NBA was investigating the incident, giving Morant and Buddy Hield a warning.

On Thursday night, Morant did it again, just five minutes into a game.

Then Morant was suspended for the first 25 games of the 2023-24 season after he flashed a handgun again on a live social media video. 

Ahead of the suspensions, Morant found himself in trouble on more than one occasion, including one incident in which he got into a fight with a 17-year-old during a pickup basketball game at Morant's home. A judge later ruled Morant acted in self-defense. Four days earlier, Morant allegedly "threatened" the head of security at a Memphis mall, and a member of Morant's group allegedly shoved the security official in the head. 

Fox News' Scott Thompson and Chantz Martin contributed to this report.