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Janis Timma, former NBA prospect, dead at 32

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Latvian basketball star Janis Timma, who briefly played in the NBA Summer League with the Orlando Magic, has died, the team said in a statement. He was 32.

Timma died by suicide in Moscow, according to multiple reports.

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"We are saddened to learn of the tragic death of Janis Timma, who was a member of Orlando’s Summer League team in 2021 and spent time with Lakeland (now Osceola) of the NBA G League in 2021-2022," the Magic said in a statement posted on X.

"Our thoughts and condolences go out to his family and all that were close to him."

Timma primarily played in Latvia before he was selected in the second round of the NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2013. He also played in Russia, Greece, Puerto Rico, Turkey and Spain.

Timma never got to appear in a regular-season NBA game. The Grizzlies traded him to the Magic in June 2015. He went viral in 2021 when he made his Summer League debut for the Magic.

In 16 minutes, he scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds.

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"We are all shocked and saddened to learn the tragic news, that our former player, Janis Timma has passed away at the age of 32," Olympiacos said in a statement posted on X. "We will always remember him for his kind heart and his smile.

"Wishing to his family and his loved t strength and peace during this time of grief. Jani, May You Find Eternal Peace. You will be missed."

Timma’s ex-wife Anna Sedokova broke her silence on his death in videos posted to her Instagram Stories, according to Newsweek.

"I have never understood how people who have this in their lives can record stories," she said. "But now I beg you, please, I have a child, he is small, he should not know anything.

"You have no idea what hell I have lived through over the last few years. I just have to save my child from this information. Please, I beg you not to share anything."

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Ja Morant's teammate appears to shoot imaginary gun as three-point celebration; social media reacts

Desmond Bane found himself in some hot water with NBA fans on Wednesday night for a viral celebration.

The Memphis Grizzlies guard hit a three-pointer against the Philadelphia 76ers en route to a win – which made Philly 2-12 to start the season.

But, after the three, Bane taunted Sixers' Caleb Martin by appearing to use his arms as a gun and pretend to shoot Martin.

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Bane extended his right arm in the direction of Martin and then pulled it back in a 90-degree angle.

Bane, of course, is teammates with Ja Morant, who served two separate suspensions from gun-related incidents last year and found himself in legal trouble due to a fight at his house.

Because Bane and Morant share the floor together, social media was quick to crack jokes.

"Ja Morant approved cell," wrote one user.

"Learning from his teammate," said another.

Added one more, "Ja took him to the range."

Early in 2023, Morant was seen brandishing a gun in a Denver nightclub, which landed him an eight-game suspension. Months later, he repeated the offense, and he was sidelined for 25 games.

In July 2022, Morant got into an altercation with some 17-year-olds, but a judge ruled he acted in self-defense. Four days earlier, Morant had allegedly "threatened" the head of security at a Memphis mall, and a member of Morant's group allegedly shoved him in the head.Β 

In the 2022-23 season, the Indiana Pacers claimed that after an altercation between associates of Morant and the Pacers, a red laser was pointed at the team from an SUV that was carrying Morant, which the Pacers believed was a gun. The NBA investigated the incident and found that no "individual threatened others with a weapon."

Morant is back this season after playing in just nine games last year – he had suffered a season-ending shoulder injury just weeks after coming back from his second suspension.

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