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Ja Morant isn’t afraid of going at LeBron James.
On Wednesday night during the Grizzlies-Lakers game, Morant and LeBron got into a heated altercation after exchanging taunts on the court.
Eventually, Morant decided to shove LeBron after a play, resulting in him getting a technical foul.
Fun last couple of possessions between Ja Morant and LeBron James
Ja scores and calls Gabe Vincent too small
Next possession LeBron scores on Ja and calls HIM too small
Ja then scores again and bumps LeBron, gets a technical.
LeBron gets a stop right before the half pic.twitter.com/fIVKy4vKQd— Avery Braxton (@Brax_Avery) November 7, 2024
After the game, Morant said that he went after the Lakers “top dog” in LeBron to motivate his teammates.
“Top dog in our league. You take out the top dog, who else you fear? I don’t fear nobody, anyway,” Morant said. “I ain’t have to get up. I ain’t been down.”
“They beat us last time. I didn’t get to play, like I said, last year. They came on our home floor, beat us on our home floor, was laughing, playing, looking at me talking. My message was I was in street clothes. This is my first opportunity to get back on the floor playing against them.”
Ja Morant makes his feelings on the Lakers very clear:
“I don’t like them.”
The playoff loss two years ago is part of it, but also going back to the regular season last year.
“Beat us on our home floor. They was laughing, playing…My message was I was in street clothes.” pic.twitter.com/ZZP5G8EUCu
— Matt Infield (@Matt_Infield) November 7, 2024
LeBron appreciated Morant’s competitive energy on the court.
“The energy alone, the inspiration that he gives to the younger generation alone was huge for our league and it’s great to have him back out there for sure”
“The energy alone, the inspiration that he gives to the younger generation alone was huge for our league and it’s great to have him back out there for sure”
– LeBron James on Ja Morant pic.twitter.com/47ce4PLujB
— Digits Sports App (@Digits3App) November 7, 2024