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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers went to Milwaukee without James Harden and the NBA wants to know why. They league, which strengthened its rules about resting healthy players this summer, is investigating the reasons behind Harden's absence from the 76ers' nationally televised season opener against the Bucks. “We're looking into the facts around James Harden's availability tonight to determine whether an approved reason exists for his lack of participation," NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement. Harden wants to be traded and was away from the Sixers recently until returning this week. Political Cartoons View All 1220 ImagesTeams could be fined $100,000 for their first violation of the policy.

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☆ Kevin Porter Jr. arrested on domestic violence charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dec 15, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. (3) reacts after a play during the fourth quarter against the Miami Heat at Toyota Center. Porter, 23, is facing charges of felony assault and strangulation following the incident, alleged to have taken place Monday at the Millennium Hilton. Porter stands accused of hitting the woman in the face and choking her, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the New York Post. "We are in the process of gathering information surrounding the matter involving Kevin Porter Jr.," the Rockets said in a statement Monday. "The league office is in contact with the Houston Rockets and in the process of gathering more information," NBA spokesman Mike Bass said Monday.

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Russell Westbrook, who played for the Washington Wizards in the 2020-21 NBA season, reacts prior to playing against the Denver Nuggets at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., February 17, 2021. Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has offered to buy a minority stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Washington Wizards and other Washington, D.C., sports teams, the National Basketball Association said Thursday. The NBA is still reviewing the deal with the Qatar Investment Authority, league spokesperson Mike Bass said in a statement to CNBC. The NBA in November began to allow sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors to buy noncontrolling stakes in the league's teams. In addition to the Wizards, Monumental owns the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals and the Women's National Basketball Association team, the Washington Mystics.

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☆ Morant suspended from team activities after alleged gun video
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 14 (Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies suspended guard Ja Morant from all team activities on Sunday after a social media video emerged showing the two-time All-Star holding what appeared to be a gun. The announcement comes roughly two months after a similar incident that saw Morant suspended for eight games when he appeared in a live-streaming video on Instagram holding a firearm at a nightclub. "We are aware of the social media post involving Ja Morant and are in the process of gathering more information," NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said in a statement provided to Reuters. Reuters was not immediately able to reach Morant. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ja Morant Suspended Again for Possible New Gun Video
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Tania Ganguli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

again after he flashed an object that looked like a gun in a carefree manner during an Instagram Live video posted over the weekend. The Memphis Grizzlies said in a statement that they had suspended Morant from all team activities pending the league’s review. In March, the league suspended Morant for eight games after he was seen holding a gun while dancing at a nightclub near Denver. The Instagram Live video was posted early on March 4, when, the N.B.A. said, Morant had been “in an intoxicated state.” Morant soon left the team and checked into a facility in Florida for counseling.

☆ Ja Morant Will Miss Two Games as NBA Investigates Video Showing Him With a Gun
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ja Morant will miss at least the next two Memphis Grizzlies games. Ja Morant will miss at least the next two Memphis Grizzlies games, the team announced on Saturday, while the NBA investigates an Instagram Live video posted from Morant’s account early Saturday morning in which he momentarily posed with what appeared to be a handgun. “We are aware of a social media post involving Ja Morant and are investigating,” league spokesman Mike Bass said. The video showed Morant dancing in a crowded, low-lit room when the gun appeared. He has since deactivated his Instagram and Twitter accounts.

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