Allegedly, Ja punched a teenager during a pick-up game of basketball in 2022. As a result, he is being sued and his legal team is trying to argue immunity in the case. The judge, however, has declined to give a swift decision on the issue, according to AP News.

The attorney argues that Ja felt threatened and under Tennessee’s ground law, which would allow him immunity in this case. Usually, immunity is only offered in criminal cases, but it may be allowed in this civil argument.

“Everybody was hoping for a big decision, or finality, or something like that,” Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Caro Chumney said, according to The Commercial Appeal. “These are important legal issues.”

Ja's father confirmed to Sirius XM that his legal issues aren't changing who he keeps around him. "Ja Morant is going to be the typical guy, a family guy that is going to be an inspiration to a lot, especially in South Carolina, Memphis, wherever he’s at. But he’s going to carry himself like a respectable guy," Tee Morant said.

“We got the same circle. We got the same circle. It’s always funny that people want you to change your circle even if, like, he don’t have no killers around him," he added. "He’s got educated people around him. But everyone else thinks, ‘OK, this person is this, this person is that.’ No! Everybody knows their task. It was a bad decision. But it wasn’t a crime.”