Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant is claiming that the teenager he got into a physical altercation with last year could have ended his career.
Ja Morant has reportedly filed a countersuit against a teenager who claims theMorant and the boy fought one another
When the ball struck Morant, he put his chin on the boy's shoulder and asked a friend,"Do I do it to him?" When the friend replied yes, Morant appeared to punch the boy in the jaw. Morant allegedly punched the boy"12 or 13 times," and his friends added"four or five" more strikes. The teen"lied to the police about Morant brandishing a weapon and that the key details of the once-sealed case were leaked to the media in violation of a court order,"Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies celebrates his three-point basket against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first quarter of the game at Target Center on November 30, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Morant admitted he"swung first" but said he acted in self-defense, noting that the boy had become the aggressor by throwing a basketball at Morant's head and lifting up his pants as a sign of"wanting to fight," according to the Washington Post.
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