Cam Newton and Charles Barkley criticize Ja Morant's behavior, while NBA faces opportunity to address gun culture.

Former NFL MVP Cam Newton blames Ja Morant's family and friends for the NBA star's off-court behavior, saying they should check him and keep him focused on basketball. Morant has been suspended from team activities and received an eight-game ban for appearing in a video holding a gun, the second such incident since March. Newton says it's his friends' and family members' job to protect him and keep him out of trouble, as he has $20 million a year on the line. Morant has been in the spotlight over the course of the season over several reports accusing him of wrongdoing.