Last July, the Grizzlies rewarded Morant with a five-year supermax contract extension. But the impact of Morant's actions could further cost the star athlete an estimated $39 million. Morant already has one appearance on the All-NBA team to his credit, and appeared to be on his way to a second appearance until the incident earlier this month. JA MORANT'S LATEST BEHAVIOR STEMS FROM 'PARENTING' AND MUSIC, FELLOW NBA PLAYER PATRICK BEVERLEY SAYSAccording to Spotrac, a second All-NBA team appearance would result in the value of Morant's extension jumping from $194 million to $233 million. The issue is that Morant might not play in enough games this season to qualify for an All-NBA team.

Source: Fox News March 18, 2023 08:02 UTC