Grizzlies player Ja Morant is loving his exciting return to play.
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is about to make his long-awaited return to the court after serving a 25-game ban for posting about guns on social media.
Morant’s ban, which kept him out of games, ended on Tuesday. This means he can play with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins was happy that Morant was back and talked about how the star player had helped the team off the court while he was suspended.
When Ja Morant came back from suspension to make the game-winning basket at the end to beat the Pelicans of New Orleans on Tuesday, Shaquille O’Neal, a sports expert on TNT, had nothing but good things to say about him.
Morant was banned from the NBA for 25 games after showing a gun on an Instagram Live video in May. This was the second time in two months that he did something like this.
The Grizzlies went 6–19 without him this season. On Tuesday, the 25-year-old finally played again against the Pelicans after a long layoff.
Morant was booed by the hometown crowd and but he got the last laugh when he made a buzzer-beater that gave the Grizzlies a 115–113 win.
The great NBA player Shaquille O’Neal praised Morant for how he handled his comeback and shut down his doubters after the game.
“That’s how you get back.” He told TNT Sports, “It’s a great comeback story, probably some of the best ones I’ve seen.”
“That young man messed up. He did what he had to do and didn’t fight back. He took it like a real G, as they say in the hood. He returned back, but that look was on his face.
He said, “He is a dog,” which made me worry when he scored seven points in the first half. We don’t give up, and dogs don’t either. “This guy wants to be great,” he said. I admire guys like you who want to do well.
“Yes, I’m glad for you and your family. I’ll give you the golf clap. “That’s how you get back, brother.” Today is Morant’s first game ever on his own court. On Friday, the Grizzlies will play the Indiana Pacers.
When asked about his game-winning play, Morant told TNT Sports, “I’m a dog.” I worked hard.” I love basketball and it’s my life.
Getting better for me. Desmond Bane, the shooting guard for the Grizzlies, saw Morant take over near the end of the game and knew it was the wrong move.
“I’m just glad to be back.” I’ve been working hard. It’s been eight months since I last played a game, so I’ve had quite a bit of time to learn. It was a lot of hard days for me.”
With 9.6 seconds left in his delayed season start, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was tired after coming back from being down 24 points to tie the game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
During the timeout, Morant used a massage gun to treat his calves, which he said were beginning to cramp. He then suggested a play: a post-up for power forward Jaren Jackson Jr.
“He told me, ‘F— no, you’ll receive the ball,'” Morant said after Tuesday night’s 115-113 win for the Grizzlies. “At that point, I pretty much only had to lock in and go deliver.” I did it.”
Morant shut up the New Orleans fans who were booing him when he first came back from serving a 25-game ban for brandishing a gun on a live Instagram video in May. This was the second time in two months that he did something like this.
His friends and the hundreds of Grizzlies fans in the arena cheered him on. Morant’s father, Tee, and best buddy Davonte Pack, who were sitting on the steps next to the Memphis bench and facing the court, were among the fans.