Lakers: Ja Morant Takes a Shot at Laker Fans Following Their Win
The Lakers once again watched a lead melt away to an opposing team late in a game. Much like they have all season, Los Angeles gave up the lead to Memphis and never came back from it. Despite another strong performance from LeBron James, they dropped their 19th game of the season.
After their win, Memphis star Ja Morant took a little bit of a shot at Lakers fans. Morant dropped 41 points on Los Angeles and seemed very happy to send Los Angeles fans home sad.
I got to send those people wearing purple and yellow home sad. Go back to L.A.
Obviously, there is something special about beating a team like the Lakers, so it's not necessarily personal for Morant. Anytime that you can beat a team with as much star power as Los Angeles, it's going to feel good.
The Grizzlies moved to 22-14 and currently hold the number 4 spot in the Western Conference. At 16-19, the Lakers fell all the way back to the number 7 spot in the West by the fortune of playing in a weaker conference.
If there is good news for the Lakers, it's that their schedule is about to have some breaks in it in the coming weeks. They take on the Trail Blazers tomorrow before welcoming the Timberwolves into LA on Sunday. Both of those teams sit below Los Angeles in the West and have struggled.
After that, 2 of their next 4 games will be played against the struggling Kings as well.
