Police Perform Welfare Check On Ja Morant Following Cryptic Online Posts

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) plays during the second half of Game 5 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Sheriff’s officials in Tennessee say Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is “fine” after he posted a series of cryptic messages on Instagram that seemed to indicate he was suicidal.

Police in Tennessee conducted a welfare check on Ja Morant following cryptic messages on his Instagram story Wednesday, with officials telling TMZ that he's just "taking a break from social media." https://t.co/2hvcEew2gA

— ESPN (@espn) May 24, 2023

The posts, which appeared Wednesday before being deleted a short time later,

Hope everything is okay with Ja Morant 🙏

(h/t @donnymonarch ) pic.twitter.com/iNjrKPWWaT

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) May 24, 2023

However, when Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies performed a welfare check on the 23-year-old NBA player, they found him to be OK.

A series of social media posts from Ja Morant resulted in a wellness check from local authorities, per @TMZ_Sports

A Shelby Co. Sheriff spokesperson confirmed that he is fine and is "taking a break from social media." pic.twitter.com/uPIDpqPHKg

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 24, 2023

There’s no word on why he posted the cryptic messages. The Grizzlies recently suspended Morant from all team activities after a video of him holding a gun circulated on social media.

Grizzlies star Ja Morant was allegedly seen holding a gun on an IG Live yesterday.pic.twitter.com/bqvwbwgd9m

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 14, 2023

Did deputies do the right thing by leaving Morant alone after he posted those messages? Why should they have done?

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