Prosecutors aren’t pursuing an assault cost towards a detailed buddy of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant stemming from a struggle throughout a pickup basketball recreation on the participant’s dwelling final 12 months
ByThe Related Press
November 21, 2023, 12:52 PM
FILE – Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) performs throughout the second half of Recreation 5 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff collection towards the Los Angeles Lakers, April 26, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Prosecutors won’t pursue an assault cost towards Davonte Pack, a detailed buddy of Morant, stemming from a struggle throughout a pickup basketball recreation on the participant’s dwelling final 12 months, court docket data confirmed Tuesday, Nov. 21. (AP Picture/Brandon Dill, File)
The Related Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Prosecutors won’t pursue an assault cost towards a detailed buddy of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant stemming from a struggle throughout a pickup basketball recreation on the participant’s dwelling final 12 months, court docket data confirmed Tuesday.
A misdemeanor cost of assault towards Davonte Pack has been dismissed, based on Shelby County court docket data.
Pack, whom Morant has known as “my brother,” was charged a 12 months after a July 2022 altercation by which a teen says in a lawsuit that Morant and Pack punched him throughout a recreation on the dwelling of the Grizzlies guard.
Pack, 24, was arrested days after an arrest warrant was issued in July. In an affidavit, investigators mentioned Pack was recognized as the one that hit the teenager and knocked him to the bottom.
Morant’s accuser was 17 when the lawsuit was filed. It accuses Morant and Pack of assault, reckless endangerment, abuse or neglect, and infliction of emotional misery. An amended grievance recognized the plaintiff as Joshua Holloway, who’s now 18.
Morant’s legal professionals say he was performing in self-defense after Holloway threw a basketball at Morant and it hit Morant within the chin. Morant additionally filed a countersuit accusing Holloway of slander, battery and assault.
No prison fees have been filed towards Morant.
The NBA suspended Morant for the primary 25 video games this season after a second video of him flashing a handgun was posted on-line. The video of Morant displaying a gun whereas sitting within the passenger seat of a automotive was posted after he completed serving an eight-game suspension in March for a video by which he flashed a handgun in a Denver-area strip membership.
Morant apologized for each incidents.
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