NBA bans Grizzlies' Ja Morant eight games for gun in nightclub

NEW YORK - Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was suspended eight games without pay by the NBA on Wednesday after streaming a video of himself holding a gun while intoxicated at a nightclub.

Morant, banned for "conduct detrimental to the league," has been away from the team and missed five games. He will be eligible to return when Memphis plays Dallas on Monday.

The punishment comes after a league investigation into the March 4 incident and a meeting on Wednesday between Morant and NBA commissioner Adam Silver. -- Agence France-Presse