WATCH: Ja Morant's Wholesome Moment With Daughter After Grizzlies Beat Lakers

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The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 on Wednesday night, and they did it without star point guard Ja Morant. Morant was a game time decision, and was ultimately ruled out around an hour before tip-off with his right hand injury.
Having prior experience and success playing without Morant, the Grizzlies were able to secure a much needed victory, and will head to Los Angeles with the series tied. After the game, Morant joined the on-court interview with his daughter, and once again had her recite, "It's a parade inside my city, yeah!"
TALK TO 'EM KAARI 🗣 pic.twitter.com/QKDyOJkwPt
— Bally Sports: Grizzlies (@GrizzOnBally) April 20, 2023
The NBA YoungBoy lyrics have become somewhat of an anthem for this Memphis team, and Morant has everybody from his teammates to his daughter reciting them after big wins. It was an incredibly wholesome moment, and something Grizzlies fans were able to enjoy after a day that was filled with a lot of stress.
Had the Grizzlies dropped the first two games of this series, it would have been nearly impossible to recover, as they would have headed into a hostile Los Angeles environment down 0-2. Still needing a win in LA to recover home court advantage, the Grizzlies have a lot of work ahead of them, but this win is a great start.
Similar to how things were before Game 2, the attention will now shift to the status of Ja Morant for Game 3.
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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.