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Major Analyst Blasts Ja Morant for Grizzlies' Record

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith blasted Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant
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Major Analyst Blasts Ja Morant for Grizzlies' Record
Major Analyst Blasts Ja Morant for Grizzlies' Record

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The Memphis Grizzlies have started the season 1-6 in the absence of star point guard Ja Morant. Suspended for the first 25 games for flashing a gun on Instagram live, Morant is unable to help his team while they struggle to stay afloat in the Western Conference. In a recent video, ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith basted Morant for his actions leading to this poor Grizzlies start.

"The Memphis Grizzlies walked into Sunday night's game against the Portland Trail Blazers 0-6. This is a team that is considered a title contender when Ja Morant is on the court. With him off the court, these dudes are winless. If Ja Morant was on the floor we wouldn’t be thinking about them like this, we wouldn’t be looking at an 0-6 Memphis Grizzlies team. Is he off the court because he’s injured? No. Is he off the court because of some kind of family emergency or some kind of tragedy that took place? No. He’s off the court because he wasn’t thinking about his teammates when he was on the court. See, y’all out there encouraging people to do what you want to do, when you want to do it, how you want to do it, while you got your hand out for somebody else’s money. Shut the hell up."

While the Grizzlies are certainly not the same team without Morant, they also should be much better than 1-6, and will look to string together some more wins while awaiting his return.

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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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