Ja Morant Reacts to Scuffle in Lakers vs. Grizzlies Game

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While Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is currently suspended from the NBA, he is still tuned in for every game his team plays, including Tuesday night's matchup vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. There was a scuffle early in this matchup, which included Lakers star Anthony Davis shoving Santi Aldama:
Anthony Davis and the Lakers and Grizzlies turn to start a scuffle 👀pic.twitter.com/xjExvBBhgc
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 15, 2023
Ja Morant quickly put up two posts following this scuffle, both were single emojis sent out within minutes of each other:
This first post was a smiley face emoji, and the next one was a bear emoji, seemingly for the Memphis Grizzlies:
🐻
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) November 15, 2023
Standing with his teammates even though he cannot be with them, Morant is letting people know that he is still very much a part of the Grizzlies. This is not the first time there has been some fireworks between the Lakers and Grizzlies, and while this has usually involved Dillon Brooks, who is now with the Houston Rockets, perhaps there is still some animosity between the two sides dating back to their playoff series last season.
The Lakers eliminated the Grizzlies in six games last postseason in a series that saw Ja Morant miss time due to a hand injury. That was of course the series Dillon Brooks called out LeBron James, which did not end well for him or his team.
With some more fireworks in this one, Morant wants people to know he is with his teammates.
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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.