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SAN FRANCISCO — Ja Morant limped off, the Golden State Warriors went off, then Taylor Jenkins and the Memphis Grizzlies sounded off. Every game, it’s something new in this young versus old, establishment versus new kids playoff series. You can’t tell if this is the start of a contentious rivalry or independent odd occurrences happening in close proximity. Morant, the excitable and flexible Grizzlies star, appeared to injure his knee. Then the Grizzlies pointed in the direction of… Source link

SALT LAKE CITY — Ja Morant’s dad, Tee, entered Vivint Arena at 6:15 p.m. and took his courtside seat to watch his son warm up in the pregame shootaround.  Morant, who averaged 30 points per game in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, strolled over to greet his dad and five close friends following his pregame warm-up. Fans had yet to enter the arena, but every Utah Jazz fan seated near the Morant family was vetted by the Jazz staff to avoid any conflict. Both Ja and Tee… Source link

Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith has offered a premium package for friends and family of Ja Morant to attend Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Memphis Grizzlies in Salt Lake City. Morant’s father, Tee Morant, and others are taking Smith up on the offer. His mother, Jamie Morant, is not. She’ll remain in Memphis to watch the game on TV. “She said her anxiety couldn’t take it,” Tee Morant told ESPN on Tuesday.  Ja Morant’s family was targeted with abusive language Smith made the offer after Morant’s… Source link

The NBA went 3-for-3 with fans getting banned during Wednesday’s slate of NBA playoff games. A day after a Philadelphia 76ers fan got tossed and banned for dumping popcorn on Russell Westbrook and hours after the New York Knicks banned a fan for spitting on Trae Young, the Utah Jazz announced they had ejected and indefinitely banned three fans for a “verbal altercation” during Game 2 against the Memphis Grizzlies. From The New York Times’ Marc Stein: The Utah Jazz have zero tolerance for… Source link