{"id":415123,"date":"2023-01-04T14:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T14:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=415123"},"modified":"2023-01-04T14:08:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T14:08:41","slug":"teen-sues-grizzlies-star-ja-morant-for-allegedly-punching-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/teen-sues-grizzlies-star-ja-morant-for-allegedly-punching-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Sues Grizzlies Star Ja Morant For Allegedly Punching Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ja Morant of the <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nba\/nba-team-detail\/MEM\/depth-chart\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> is being sued for allegedly hitting a teen from Tennessee during a pickup game, but the NBA star maintains that he was only acting in self-defence.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred on July 26 at Morant&#8217;s home in Eads, Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/01\/03\/ja-morant-sued-after-allegedly-punching-teen-basketball-game-memphis-home\/\">TMZ<\/a>, which adds that the case was filed in September and has since been sealed.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff, who is 17 years old, asserts that he was playing pick-up basketball with Morant when the two got into a heated altercation. He acknowledges &#8216;accidentally&#8217; hitting the 6-foot-2 player in the face with a basketball he threw at Morant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is being sued after he was accused of punching a 17-year-old during a pickup basketball game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FurEagyG7S\">pic.twitter.com\/FurEagyG7S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyLoud\/status\/1610301332367212546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Teen Sues Grizzlies Star Ja Morant For Allegedly Punching Him<\/h2>\n<p>In Shelby County, the lawsuit was submitted in September. The incident occurred on July 26 at the NBA star&#8217;s home in Eads, Tennessee, according to court records, although the case has since been sealed.<\/p>\n<p>A 17-year-old who filed the lawsuit on September 9 reportedly told police that he was playing pickup basketball with Morant at the home when the two got into a verbal confrontation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ja Morant has been sued, TMZ Sports has learned &#8230; after he was allegedly involved in the attack of a minor during a basketball game at his Tennessee home in July. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KZGYoXikHh\">https:\/\/t.co\/KZGYoXikHh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TMZ (@TMZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/1610187540178280448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff, according to the docs, said the argument became heated, and he threw a basketball at Morant &#8212; &#8220;accidentally&#8221; hitting him in the face. The teenager said the Grizzlies point guard then approached him, put his chin on his shoulder, and asked a bystander &#8220;Should I do it to him?&#8221; The teen says Morant then struck him &#8220;with a closed fist, knocking him to the ground.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The documents state that the 17-year-old said Morant &#8220;kept sticking him while on the ground&#8221; and that another man then entered the scene and started punching him as well.<\/p>\n<p>According to police reports, they saw the adolescent had &#8220;a huge knot&#8221; on his head.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">go jam out my guy \ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XyLyO1DhB3\">https:\/\/t.co\/XyLyO1DhB3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eO1h7TiRZT\">pic.twitter.com\/eO1h7TiRZT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ja Morant (@JaMorant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaMorant\/status\/1609757263585214464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the documents, Morant admitted to hitting the adolescent but argued that he was just acting in self-defense. During the argument, according to Morant, the plaintiff &#8220;intentionally&#8221; threw the ball at him and then &#8220;began to approach him as if he intended to fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Morant reportedly informed police that &#8220;his brother&#8221; was also involved in the brawl, however the basketball player declined to identify the individual.<\/p>\n<p>Morant told officers the teenager &#8220;made verbal threats stating he&#8217;d &#8216;light his house up'&#8221; as he was being escorted off the property. Morant &#8220;advised he and his family were put in fear by the statement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ja Morant is now in serious trouble as he\u2019s getting sued for knocking out a young kid. <\/p>\n<p>While Ja is an amazing player, he really needs to learn to control his emotions.<\/p>\n<p>This is wild. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gl1JZd3O4e\">pic.twitter.com\/gl1JZd3O4e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAMemes\/status\/1610347691782848513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What the plaintiff is requesting in the lawsuit is unknown. According to court documents, both Morant and his boyhood friend Davonte Pack are named as defendants.<\/p>\n<p>Morant&#8217;s representatives have been contacted for comment, but we have not received a response.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Year made on day one \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>Ja Morant gives a young fan a pair of kicks and moment he&#39;ll never forget! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ajvRcTVsko\">pic.twitter.com\/ajvRcTVsko<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1609755006932221952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old, who was selected to his first All-Star squad last year, has developed into one of the NBA&#8217;s top players. He is regarded as a serious contender to win the league MVP award this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Shelby County District Attorney&#8217;s Office confirmed knowledge of the incident through a spokeswoman, however the office determined there was insufficient evidence to move through with a charge after thoroughly examining the circumstances. They were unable to comment on the ongoing legal dispute.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Jenkins, the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, was questioned on the complaint on Tuesday. He vowed not to comment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xGvjC9QVNMY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NBA UPDATES-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-sets-record-of-71-points-joins-kobe-bryant-in-top-10\/\">Cavaliers\u2019 Donovan Mitchell Sets Record Of 71 Points, Joins Kobe Bryant In Top 10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies is being sued for allegedly hitting a teen from Tennessee during a pickup game, but the NBA star maintains that he was only acting in self-defence. The incident occurred on July 26 at Morant&#8217;s home in Eads, Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis, according to TMZ, which adds that the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":387880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107,51],"tags":[218,4425,4426,4427,4428,2215],"class_list":["post-415123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-memphis-grizzlies","category-nba","tag-ja-morant","tag-ja-morant-nba","tag-ja-morant-news","tag-ja-morant-sued","tag-memphis-grizzlies-news","tag-nba-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}