About Tennessee Grizzlies guard Ja Morant’s return from suspension
When Ja Morant made the game-winning shot on his way to the Memphis Grizzlies’ locker room, he screamed with joy.
His teary-eyed father, Tee, stood only a couple of feet away. It had been a long time since his son had a happy dream.
Tee Morant told Andscape, “Words can’t describe how I feel right now.” “Everything works out in God’s time.”
I was so happy to see him back on the game and show what he’s here for. There was a reason why God touched my child. Also, he’s back!
“In general, I’m a little sensitive around my kids. The NBA should know about this. We’re back! We have the Grizzlies back! “They finally took Cujo off the leash.”
This was after being banned for 25 games for twice posting pictures of a gun on social media.
Yes, Morant was back for the Grizzlies during their shocking 115–113 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on the Tuesday night in the Smoothie King’s Center. The Grizzlies came back from being down 24 points to beat the Pelicans.
Thirty of the guard’s 34 points came in the second half. He scored the game-winning basket with a spin move at the final second against famous Pelicans defender Harv Jones. It had been five games that the Grizzlies lost, but they are now 7-19 on the season.
Morant celebrated with his Grizzlies teammates, coaches, and even Jayden Daniels, the former LSU quarterback and Trophy Trophy winner, before going to the locker room of the visiting team. But Morant’s most touching conversation was with his dad.
In May, two weeks after Memphis was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, Morant showed a gun in an Instagram Live video.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver banned Morant for 25 games because of this. When he wasn’t there, the Grizzlies went 6–19. Last season, Morant missed eight games because of a similar episode in March.
Last season, Morant came off the bench right away after his ban, but things were very different then.
The Grizzlies went 6-3 in the games the missed, including one for fitness reasons after his ban was over. Starting point guard Tyus Jones did a good job as a fill-in.
During the off-season, Jones was moved to the Washington Wizards as part of a three-team deal.
The Grizzlies got guard Marcus Smart, who is out since November 14 with a sprained left foot.
Derrick Rose, another experienced point guard that Memphis bought in the off-season, will also be out Tuesday night because of a hamstring strain.
Jacob Gilyard, who has a two-way deal, has started eight games while Morant has been out, including the big loss to the Thunder of Oklahoma City on Monday night.
The Grizzlies’ offense is the worst in the league. They only score 105.9 points per 100 plays when Morant isn’t playing. Last season, Morant led Memphis with 26.2 points and 8.1 assists per game.
Jenkins told Morant that he would be “mindful” of his overall minutes played. “I just want him to play the standard that we’ve been talking about,” he said.
“I told him and the team that I want him to lean on his teammates and figure out how he can help them and how they’ll help him.” “Lead us on offense by going out there.”
Morant didn’t play in the Grizzlies’ first 25 games because he was suspended for behavior that hurt the league.
He pointed a gun at a video on May 13. This was the second time in 10 weeks that he did something like this.
As he left the game, Morant told TNT, “Man, I’ve been putting in work.” It’s been eight months since I last played a game.
I had a lot of time to learn on my own, and some days were really hard. But basketball has my life, my love, and a way for me to deal with stress. I can’t wait to get back to the court.
Memphis’s offense was ranked dead last coming into Tuesday’s game, so it wasn’t clear what they were missing.
This game made it clear: Morant’s ability to drive into the paint changes the game. As soon as the Grizzlies got the ball, he ran a high pick-and-roll, went downhill, and got two free throws.