Ja Morant again uses gun celebration despite reported investigation, warning from NBA

Earlier this week Ja Morant pulled out a gun celebration and it was announced that he was given a warning by the NBA after an assessment Well he didn't quite get the message as he did the celebration again on Thursday After hitting a three-pointer Morant motioned his arms to that of a large gun CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe celebration occurred just over five minutes into the ball encounter Morant's first instance of the celebration this week occurred against the Golden State Warriors The act saw Stephen Curry and Draymond Green two Golden State stars visibly upset on the hardwood with the latter trying to plead to the referee that something should be done to discipline Morant Morant s history with gun-related suspensions made the gesture blow up across the basketball world He was suspended for eight games in March after brandishing a handgun on social media at the strip club Shotgun Willie s outside of Denver NIKOLA JOKIC SCORES POINTS IN EPIC PERFORMANCE BUT NUGGETS FALL IN DOUBLE OT 'THE GUY'S SUPERMAN'Then Morant was docked the first games of the - season after he flashed a handgun again on a social media live video Ahead of the suspensions Morant unveiled himself in trouble on more than one occasion including one occurrence in which he got into a fight with a then- -year-old during a pickup basketball contest at his own home it was ruled Morant acted in self-defense Four days earlier Morant had allegedly threatened the head of assurance at a Memphis mall and a member of Morant's group shoved him in the head Morant was also placed under the microscope after a January match in which an unidentified individual in the NBA star's van was accused of shining a laser pointer at the Indiana Pacers' association bus It happened after selected members of Morant's entourage were involved in a confrontation with a group of people in the Pacers' traveling party Fox News' Scott Thompson and Chantz Martin contributed to this review Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter