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.