"This gotta be the funniest excuse of all time" - Fans in disbelief of Ja Morant toy gun claim online

Fans cannot believe the excuse from Ja Morant's camp regarding his most recent gun incident caught on Instagram Live last month. Morant is rumored to be facing a 30-game suspension, which will be announced after the NBA Finals.

On a recent episode of The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 FM, Claudia Jordan cited sources about an update on the NBA's investigation on Morant. Jordan revealed that the Memphis Grizzlies superstar's representatives are adamant that he was holding a toy gun in the video.

"My sources say that the relative in the back of the car in the back seat had a toy gun in the car," Jordan said. "The gun is not real, and (the relative) was playing around with it. Passed it to Ja, and that got caught on the live he had in his hand. The video was sent to Adam Silver, NBA allegedly.

"They have it, and they said the gun looks extremely fake, like it's obviously a toy gun. But according to my source, allegedly Adam Silver is still gonna go through with the suspension. Looking like it should be about 30 games even though they know it as a toy gun."

However, Claudia Jordan's co-host Charlamagne tha God is not buying Ja Morant's excuse. He pointed out that if it was really a fake gun, Morant should have told the truth in the first place instead of issuing an apology as if he was guilty.

Fans are also making fun of Morant's toy gun claim and they made it known on Twitter. One fan called it hilarious:

"This gotta be the funniest excuse of all time. Dude ran out of options, so he said, 'It's a toy.'"

Another was baffled why a grown-up like Morant has a toy gun with his friends.

"They need to explain why he'd be carrying around a toy and not a real one while riding with his homies. What would be the point of that?"

Here are other reactions to the claim that Ja Morant was holding a toy gun:

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Jaren Jackson Jr. shows support for Ja Morant

Jaren Jackson Jr. and Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies

Someone from the Memphis Grizzlies finally broke their silence regarding Ja Morant's situation and impending suspension. Jaren Jackson Jr. showed support for his teammate in an appearance on Paul George's Podcast P.

"He's good," Jackson said. "That's my brother, though. No matter what, I stand by my brother, and I think that's the lesson everybody should take away from this. ... Everybody is going to say whatever, but they're everybody. It never matters at the end of the day. This is your family, this is your brother."