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Following the Grizzlies' game with the Pacers on January 29, acquaintances of Ja Morant 'aggressively confronted' members of Indiana's traveling party - and pointed a red laser at the them, according to a new report.
The Athletic said that Morant was riding with friend Davonte Pack and one other person in an SUV when a red laser was pointed at the Pacers bus.
Two people who spoke to the publication anonymously said they believed the laser was attached to a gun, while an Indiana security guard nearby claimed 'that's 100 percent a gun.' However, it has not been confirmed it the laser was attached to a weapon.
The incident led to a league investigation, and seems to have shook up those who were involved.
'We felt we were in grave danger,' one person present said.
Ja Morant scored 27 points and 15 assists in the game, which Memphis won 112-100
Morant's friend Javonte Pack (red hat) was removed from the floor in the third quarter
League spokesperson Mike Bass offered the following statement to The Athletic, saying that the probe could not prove that anyone was threatened with a weapon.
'NBA Security and league investigators conducted an investigation interviewing numerous eyewitnesses and reviewing video surveillance following allegations made by the Indiana Pacers organization regarding a postgame incident on Jan. 29. While we substantiated that a postgame situation arose that was confrontational, based on interviews and other evidence gathered, we
