While he saw his brother Markieff being shaken by Nikola Jokic, who still deprives him of a return to the courts almost three months later, one could think that Marcus Morris would avoid making dangerous mistakes.
But frustrated with the Grizzlies’ dominance, the Clippers’ inside purposely snagged third-quarter Ja Morant, who was trying to go to the circle.
Result: the Memphis playmaker fell on his back and could have been very, very badly hurt.
“Regarding this action, I am not annoyed at all”reacted the All-Star for ESPN. “Actually, with the Morris brothers, it’s cool. I got up, I played on concrete all my life. “
Even though the Grizzlies like to flex their muscles and don’t back down from anything or anyone, Ja Morant didn’t react to this nasty gesture. “I was worried about his reaction after the fault”, explains Jaren Jackson Jr. “I was worried about what was going to happen, and in the end, there was nothing, but not for the fall. He’s a tough guy. “
The referees logically expelled Marcus Morris for this flagrant fault (level II), qualified as an action “dangerous” by Taylor Jenkins. “The officials reviewed the action and obviously made the right decision”continues the coach. “Ja Morant is vulnerable in the air, and the images speak for themselves. “
| Ja Morant | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | SAME | 67 | 31 | 47.7 | 33.5 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 17.8 |
| 2020-21 | SAME | 63 | 33 | 44.9 | 30.3 | 72.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 19.1 |
| 2021-22 | SAME | 42 | 33 | 49.0 | 34.2 | 76.3 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 26.4 |
| Total | 172 | 32 | 47.1 | 32.5 | 75.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 20.4 | |
