Ja Morant apology for his unlawful action

Morant apologized via his representation Saturday after posting a video of himself earlier in the day, appearing to hold a gun.

"I take full responsibility for my actions last night," the statement read. "I'm sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, partners, the city of Memphis and the entire Grizzlies organization for letting you down. I'm going to take some time away to get help and work on learning better methods of dealing with stress and my overall well-being."

The NBA's Memphis Grizzlies had already announced earlier Saturday Ja Morant would "be away from the team for at least the next two games," after the Instagram Live post.