Overview
- After the Grizzlies’ 102-96 win, Morant confronted Thompson courtside while inactive with a calf strain, with video showing Morant pointing a finger at Thompson and appearing to call him a “bum” before staffers separated them.
- Thompson dismissed Morant’s barbs as “nothing of intelligent depth” and criticized him for “rarely” taking accountability, alluding to missed time from injuries and past suspensions.
- Morant later interrupted Cam Spencer’s TV interview, saying, “Tell ’em who the best shooter in the house was; it wasn’t bro from Golden State,” a clip that circulated widely.
- Thompson led Dallas with 22 points and six threes but missed a potential game-tying attempt in the final seconds, as both the Mavericks and Grizzlies continue early-season struggles.
- Tensions flared earlier when Santi Aldama’s trip of rookie Cooper Flagg was upgraded to a flagrant 1, and as of Nov. 25 there has been no indication of league discipline tied to the exchange, though ex-players such as Chandler Parsons have publicly criticized Morant.