A close friend of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant for a fight during a drop-in basketball game at the player’s home last year.
Davonte Pack, whom Morant has referred to as “my brother,” was booked into the Shelby County Jail Wednesday for assault with bodily injury stemming from the July 2022 altercation in which a teenager says in a lawsuit that the All-Star guard and Pack beat him up.
The order was issued on July 10 for the 24-year-old Pack. That was the same day that Morant’s lawyers argued in civil court that the teen’s lawsuit against Morant should be dismissed because the guard acted in self-defense after the teen threw a basketball that hit Morant on the chin.
Pack is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. No criminal charges have been filed against Morant.
Morant’s accuser was 17 when the lawsuit was filed. He accuses Morant and Pack of assault, reckless endangerment, abuse or neglect, and infliction of emotional distress. An amended complaint identified the plaintiff as Joshua Holloway, now 18 years old.
Morant filed a countersuit accusing Holloway of defamation, assault and battery.
The NBA suspended Morant for 25 games after a second video of him displaying a gun was posted online. Video of Morant sitting in the passenger seat of a car was released after he served an eight-game suspension in March for going live displaying a gun at a Denver-area strip club.
Morant apologized for both incidents.
Associated Press report.
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