Ja Morant's father ejected for berating refs
Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant's father was ejected late in the fourth quarter of Memphis' 125-112 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night for making repeated "overtly disrespectful statements about the integrity of the officiating crew," according to a pool report with referee Josh Tiven. "The fix is in!" Tee Morant shouted from his FedExForum courtside seat immediately before he was ejected, a source who attended the game told ESPN.
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Grizzlies star Ja Morant's father, Tee Morant, was ejected in Saturday's home loss to the Thunder for being "overtly disrespectful" to the officiating crew. spr.ly/6013I3FaU - 1:10 AM
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Drew Hill: There is a history between one of the officials Saturday (Ray Acosta) & Ja Morant. He was the offficial that ejected Morant from a game in OKC 3 years ago. That ejection had similar explanation from the refs. "Questioning the integrity of an official." dailymemphian.com/section/sports… -via Twitter @DrewHill_DM / February 9, 2025
Tiven, the crew chief, said he was aware that the fan was Morant's father when he requested security remove him from his courtside seat during a dead ball with 2:10 remaining. "The fan continued to repeat overtly disrespectful statements about the integrity of the officiating crew, so as the crew chief, I approached security and asked that he be removed," Tiven told a pool reporter. The younger Morant was asked after the game why he thought his father was ejected. "He probably got kicked out so I didn't [get ejected]," Ja Morant said. "Probably complaining about something to the ref." -via ESPN / February 9, 2025
Michael C Wright: Ja Morant is available tonight against the Spurs. -via x.com / February 3, 2025
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