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Ja Morant, Klay Thompson Separated After Heated Postgame Exchange in Grizzlies’ Win

Thompson’s locker-room rebuke centered on Morant’s accountability after video captured bench-side taunts.

Overview

  • Morant, sidelined by a calf strain, confronted Thompson after Memphis' 102-96 win in Dallas, and staffers stepped in to prevent escalation.
  • Video shows Morant pointing a finger at Thompson and appearing to call him “a bum.”
  • Morant then interrupted Cam Spencer’s TV interview, saying, “Tell ’em who the best shooter in the house was, it wasn’t bro from Golden State.”
  • Thompson told reporters Morant offered “nothing of intelligent depth,” said he’s been “running his mouth,” and referenced Morant’s lack of availability due to injuries and suspensions.
  • Thompson scored 22 points with six threes but missed a potential tying shot in the final seconds; coverage situated the dust-up in their 2022 rivalry, with no discipline announced.