Ja Morant

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Ja Morant ejected in Memphis NBA defeat (South Coast Register)

Memphis star Ja Morant was ejected just before halftime as an undermanned Oklahoma City Thunder squad ended Memphis'...

This effort was even more impressive because it brought the Suns back from a 24-point deficit in the second half. Morant scored just six points on 3-of-10 shooting. The All-Star guard picked up his first technical 11 seconds earlier after committing a foul to stop play and complain about a no-call on a drive to the basket.

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Grizzlies' Ja Morant ejected in second quarter of game vs. Thunder (CBSSports.com)

Morant received two technicals within a minute of each other and was tossed from the game.

30 contest](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-fines-grizzlies-star-ja-morant-35000-for-inappropriate-language-toward-referee/) against the [Minnesota Timberwolves](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/MIN/minnesota-timberwolves/) where he was arguing with a referee which got him tossed automatically without receiving a prior technical. Morant received a technical just a minute prior to his second one for arguing a no-call with a referee. [explained on Twitter](https://twitter.com/joe_mussatto/status/1604313337642291201?s=20&t=GFnbVPqWhEwn1tm7evVydA) that a Grizzlies fan sitting courtside was telling Morant "let's go" as the team was down by 21 points at the time. At the time of the ejection, it was unclear exactly why the technical was called, and not long after Morant was sent back to the locker room the All-Star guard began retweeting comments on Twitter from people who were equally surprised about him getting tossed. They played well." Shortly after Morant's ejection,

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Grizzlies star Ja Morant ejected after talking with courtside fan ... (Yahoo News Australia)

Ja Morant was suddenly tossed after he was seen talking with a fan sitting courtside in Oklahoma City.

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Grizzlies' Ja Morant tossed for profanity, 'questioning integrity' of ref (ESPN)

Grizzlies star Ja Morant received two technical fouls just before halftime Saturday against the Thunder, with the second one being issued "for making a ...

He was asked if he felt as if he was being singled out for his on-court behavior. "They came to support us,'' Morant said after the game. Morant reportedly called his father, who carried a cell phone over to the fans Morant had been interacting with. Morant was ejected with 43 seconds left in the half when he was called for his second technical foul. And his conversation with them continued from the locker room. "I got my first tech for saying I got hit in my (expletive) face.

Pool Report on the second quarter ejection of Ja Morant during the ... (NBA Official)

The Pool Report interview was conducted by Joe Mussatto (The Oklahoman) with Crew Chief John Goble following tonight's Grizzlies at Thunder game.

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Ja Morant got the weirdest ejection of the NBA season after ... (SB Nation)

Morant was ejected after talking with a courtside fan. Then he did FaceTime with them.

Ja Morant got kicked out of the game in OKC for talking to a fan. Memphis’ seven-game winning streak is no more, and they’re about to tested with games against the Nuggets, Suns (x2), Raptors, Pelicans, and Kings looming (also the Stephen Curry-less Warriors). The officials explained why Morant was ejected after the game. They need to chill out, control the game, and let the best players decide the outcome. Morant and the Grizzlies traveled to play the [Oklahoma City Thunder](https://www.welcometoloudcity.com) on Saturday night, and a rough second quarter for Memphis went from bad to worse when Morant was ejected before halftime. Morant continued to gesture to the fan as he was leaving the court, seemingly signaling that it was all good between them.

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Ja Morant FaceTimes with courtside fans after bizarre ejection | NBA ... (NBA.com)

The Grizzlies star says neither of his technical fouls came as a result of anything he said directly to officials.

Morant confirmed he spoke to the fans on Facetime after his ejection, saying he wanted to thank them for supporting him. Morant reportedly called his father, who carried a cell phone over to the fans Morant had been interacting with. Making the whole scene more surreal, Morant was talking with fans sitting courtside when he was tossed.

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Grizzlies' Ja Morant tossed for profanity, 'questioning integrity' of ref (ESPN Australia)

Grizzlies star Ja Morant received two technical fouls just before halftime Saturday against the Thunder, with the second one being issued "for making a ...

He was asked if he felt as if he was being singled out for his on-court behavior. "They came to support us,'' Morant said after the game. Morant reportedly called his father, who carried a cell phone over to the fans Morant had been interacting with. Morant was ejected with 43 seconds left in the half when he was called for his second technical foul. And his conversation with them continued from the locker room. "I got my first tech for saying I got hit in my (expletive) face.

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