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LeBron James Reacts to Ja Morant's Game Winner vs. Pelicans

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant hit a game winner in his return vs. the Pelicans
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LeBron James Reacts to Ja Morant's Game Winner vs. Pelicans
LeBron James Reacts to Ja Morant's Game Winner vs. Pelicans

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Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant returned from his 25-game suspension on Tuesday night, and he immediately made NBA history. With his 27th point of the game, Morant broke the record for the most points by a player after missing at least 25 games.

Making this history would have been impressive enough, but Morant also hit an incredible game winner, which LeBron James reacted to on X (formerly known as Twitter):

With all of the hype surrounding Morant's return, the Grizzlies star rose to the occasion with this performance. It would have made sense for Morant to be rusty, but he was electric in this game - especially in the second half.

The Grizzlies trailed big in the first half, but a roaring comeback made this one of the most exciting games of the season. Morant went off in the clutch, and finished off his dominant performance with an incredible game winning layup while being defended by a very good defender in Herb Jones.

Morant is one of the most electric players in the NBA, and he showed exactly why in this return game. The NBA world has certainly missed the Grizzlies star, and performances like this are exactly why. Not only did Morant post an impressive line, but he went off down the stretch, and finished it off with the game winning basket.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

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.

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