Ja Morant Reportedly Unfollows Current 6x NBA All-Star
The NBA is one of the most followed sports leagues in the world, but it's also gained a lot of popularity on social media.
Fans like to see what their favorite players are posting, and trade rumors and free agent signings have become one of the most entraining parts of the league.
Memphis Grizzlies All-Star point guard Ja Morant has nearly three million followers on X and is only currently following 116 people.
Recently, NBA Alerts (an account that tracks the social media activity of the NBA world) reported that Morant has unfollowed Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler.
It's unclear as to how long Morant had been previously following Butler, and the post from NBA Alerts got over 22,000 impressions.
Via NBA Alerts: "đź‘€ Ja Morant (@JaMorant) is no longer following @JimmyButler"
Morant is one of the most exciting young players in the league and is coming off a year where he averaged a sensational 26.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 46.6% from the field in 61 regular season games.
He led the Grizzlies to the second-best record in the Western Conference, but they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round.
That said, the 24-year-old has been suspended by the NBA for the first 25 games of the 2023-24 season.
As for Butler, the six-time NBA All-Star averaged 22.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 53.9% from the field in 64 games.
The Heat lost to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals in five games.
