The star of Memphis Grizzlies, Ja MORANT, raised his eyebrows earlier this week when he made a celebration of Granada a week after being sentenced to a fine for having used gestures.
Morant faced criticism for the new maneuver to celebrate the old stars of the NBA Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith on Thursday evening.
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The guardian of the Grizzlies of Memphis, Ja Morant, n ° 12, reacts after a basket of three points during the first quarter against the Timberwolves of Minnesota in Fedexforum in Memphis, Tennessee, April 10, 2025. (Petre Thomas-Imagn images)
“He has a story that he should perhaps leave the celebrations where people could die alone,” advised Smith during the broadcast “inside the NBA”.
Barkley called him “Immature” and predicted that the former head coach of the Grizzlies, Taylor Jenkins, was happy that he should no longer “face shit”.
Morant, once again, made the celebration of the grenade, imitating by throwing one in the crowd and covering his ears for the imaginary explosion. The star of the Grizzlies made a lot of criticism during the week, and he answered it on Thursday before the team defeat against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
“This is my celebration now until someone else has a problem with that, and I’ll find another,” he said.
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The acting coach of Memphis Grizzlies, Tuomas Iisalo, on the left, talks with goalkeeper JA MORANT, # 12, in the second half of a NBA basketball match against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo / Brandon Dill)
MORANT was suspended for 25 games at the start of the 2023-24 season after several problems with firearms were revealed. He was sentenced to a fine of last week for gestures of falling firearms that were deemed “inappropriate”. He had received a warning before the fine.
“He knows what he is doing, because you will all continue to talk about it.” Added Shaquille O’Neal to the TNT broadcast.
The teammate of Morant, Vince Williams Jr., argued the goalkeeper, saying that he “would also have contributed to that”.
“It’s good for him,” said Williams. “He can save his money. Everything that takes the opportunity to save his money, I’m absolutely for that, honestly.”
Despite the loss, the grizzlymen are still in the playoffs but are fighting to get out of the game medium. At the moment, they would be the seeded n ° 7 and should face the Dallas Mavericks.
The guardian of the Grizzlies of Memphis, JA MORANT, # 12, manages the ball against the Timberwolves goalkeeper of Minnesota, Anthony Edwards, n ° 5, in the second half of a basketball match of the NBA on Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo / Brandon Dill)
However, with two games to play, the team is only a break in equality behind the Golden State Warriors for the seeded n ° 6 and a match behind the Clippers of Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles for a possible seeded n ° 4 or n ° 5.
