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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is being investigated by police in Glendale, Colorado, after he appeared to flash a gun at a nightclub in the city during an Instagram Live video over the weekend, Colorado police confirmed Monday.
Glendale police captain Jamie Dillon told the Associated Press on Monday they didn't receive any calls or complaints about Morant, but began looking into the situation after hearing about the video. Colorado has open-carry laws for firearms "regulated by local county and municipal authorities." NBA rules also "prohibit a player from possessing a firearm while on team property or traveling on team business," according to ESPN.
The Grizzlies already said Morant would be away from the team for a minimum of two games, although head coach Taylor Jenkins said Saturday the team has no timetable for Morant's return. Morant issued an apology via his agent where he added that he plans to "take some time away."
Much has been reported and written about Morant in the past week after a Washington Post article claimed he repeatedly punched a teenage boy in the head and threatened him with a gun last summer, just days after he and others allegedly threatened the head of security at a Memphis mall. In January, associates of Morant were also accused of threatening staff members of the Indiana Pacers after a game with a red laser coming from a slow-moving SUV that Morant was riding in.
The Grizzlies have been on Morant recently, too. According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, they held a players-only meeting to discuss issues they've been having on road games before Morant's incident with the gun. Veteran Steven Adams apparently ran that meeting, and it was clear that he was directing the criticism at Morant and Morant alone. The Grizzlies are just 12-20 on the road.
This all comes in the midst of his fourth — and arguably best — season in the NBA where Morant earned his second All-Star nod and averaged 27.1 points per game and 8.2 assists per game. The Grizzles also currently sit second in the Western Conference behind the Denver Nuggets and a game up on the third-place Sacramento Kings with 18 games left in the regular season.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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