I'm wondering what the attitude of the Grizzlies management towards Morant is now after everything that happened. Do they still see him as the team leader, or would they prefer to get rid of him as soon as the opportunity arises?
His presence will boost the morale of the team, and they also got D. Rose who will mentor him along the way.
I just hope that this 25-game suspension of him will be the last suspension that he will face on his whole NBA career because it affected him, and his team by a lot. As for the team getting rid of him, I don't think that it will happen. How can you get rid of a very talented young player? They might do it though if he will do it again, or worse the whole NBA might ban him already after that. Do I still see him as a leader? Yes even though he went through that drama, I still see him as a good leader, but not as good as others out there.
Just don't expect too much on his comeback because like what other NBA players are, they will find their groove at the first games then from there, they will build their momentum that will help their team get some wins.
Yes, sometimes players being suspended or even after coming from a injury had their first game, usually it will be great because they want to show to everyone that they are back. Specially like Ja Morant, who is the leader of the Grizzlies team and look at how they are suffering right now. Last 2 seasons they are full of swagger and confident and remember that interview of Ja? So for him it's a mental game, he should really focus on the game itself and try to be a good role player outside. I know it's going to be very hard to change the people around you, but Ja should have known better who he will surround himself and not act like a gangster. Prioritized his game, bring back the Memphis team to what they supposedly be if he comeback and hopefully this is going to be his last drama outside of playing basketball.