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Ja Morant is ejected in the Grizzlies’ loss to Oklahoma City after speaking to a fan on the court in bizarre scenes… before FaceTiming his father to talk to the woman again later in the game.
Memphis star Ja Morant was ejected just before halftime when an undermanned Oklahoma City Thunder squad ended Memphis’ winning streak at seven with a 115-109 victory Saturday night.
Morant was ejected with 43 seconds remaining in the half when he was called for his second technical foul after apparently making comments to Memphis fans on the court that were derogatory about officiating.
As he was directed from the court, Morant gave the fan, now identified as Lisa, a thumbs up and a heart sign before saying “you’re good, I got you.”
He did not specifically say what he told the fan, but confirmed the conversation and said he would not speak to the official before either coach.
Memphis superstar Ja Morant tried to explain himself before being ejected Saturday night.
‘I got my first tech for saying I got punched in the face. I didn’t curse him,’ Morant said.
‘Another situation where he is in my conversation and I get another tech to talk to a fan. I feel like when these fans came here they went online to buy these tickets, they didn’t say Ray [Acosta] name to come see. Acosta, being one of the officers.
Hilariously, before the game ended, Morant FaceTimed his father, who reached out to Lisa, so Morant could articulate that he wasn’t upset with her, saying “everything’s fine,” according to the Thunder Beat writer. joe moussatto.
The conversation exchanged between Lisa and Morant was clarified by mussato. Lisa is reported to have said, ‘she was telling Ja, ‘let’s go’, to which he replied ‘there’s not much I can do because (the refs) missed a call’.
Morant gestured to Grizzlies fan Lisa, who he was talking to before the ridiculous scenes.
Morant retweeted both of Mussatto’s reports about the Saturday night circus.
The Grizzlies star kept active on his phone, drawing a fit of laughter on NBA Twitter by tweeting a meme in response to quotes from NBA official John Goble about why he was ejected.
Memphis hit writer Drew Hill tweeted Goble’s response, in which he denied that Morant was removed for comments to the crowd.
Instead, he said Morant was given his second coach “for making a comment that questioned the integrity of the referees.”
Ja Morant caused a stir by tweeting a widespread meme implying a lie occurred
The photo tweeted by Morant shows a gentleman with various caps, humorously referring to the practice of ‘capping’, formally defined as lying.
Morant scored just six points on 3-of-10 shooting. The All-Star guard caught his first technical foul after fouling the game to stop the game and complaining that he didn’t call on a drive to the basket.
The Thunder, playing without stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey, snapped a five-game losing streak. Lu Dort scored 24 points and Isiah Joe had a season-high 23 points, hitting five 3-pointers.
The Oklahoma City Thunder snapped a five-game losing streak with a road win