Ja Morant on interaction with Jordi Fernandez: 'I was trolling, just to get them riled up, and I did'

Erik Slater: Ja Morant on his interaction with Jordi Fernandez: “I was trolling, just to get them riled up, and I did… I didn’t say nothing crazy. If you look at the video, I was just saying ‘yeah.’ If ‘yeah’ is disrespectful or makes you feel some type of way, then hey, so be it.”Source: x.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Erik Slater @erikslater_ Nets: Jordi Fernandez sends Ja Morant direct message in response to Grizzlies star’s taunts clutchpoints.com/nets-news-jord… – 12:15 AM Erik Slater @erikslater_ Dennis Schroder and Jordi Fernandez were involved in an altercation with Ja Morant and Taylor Jenkins. Morant had something to say to Fernandez (again) and Schroder took expectation. Jenkins then chimed in. Schroder, Morant, and Jenkins hit with techs. pic.x.com/dFBeHkC9Fn – 10:40 PM StatMuse @statmuse Ja Morant tonight: 28 PTS 7 REB 10 AST Averaging the most APG (8.6) ever by a Grizzly in a season. pic.x.com/TABJ7DyZcE – 10:36 PM Anthony Puccio @APOOCH Ja Morant talks smack to Jordi Fernandez’s face. Jordi stares him down pic.x.com/mAjKYdRK7F – 9:16 PM Erik Slater @erikslater_ Half: Grizzlies 69, Nets 56 Finney-Smith: 10 pts, 3/6 from three Schroder: 7 pts, 4 ast, 3/5 FG Wilson: 7 pts, 2/6 from three Milton: 7 pts, 2/3 FG Johnson: 6 pts, 3 ast, 2/8 FG Memphis is shooting 50% from the field and 40% from three. Ja Morant has 18-6-5 and 7/13 shooting. – 9:15 PM Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM Ja Morant scored the buzzer beater at the end of the half, then does a little lap around Nets Coach Jordi Fernandez. Jordi clearly wasn’t a fan of the trash talk. Stood there and stared at him. – 9:13 PM Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM Ja Morant in a matter of a minute: -Finds JJJ for an easy score – snatches a crazy 1-handed rebound – scores an up and under reverse layup – 9:08 PM Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto Memphis Grizzlies guard Jaylen Wells had an unlikely path to the NBA as a 2-year varsity HS player and D-II player at Sonoma State. The early All-Rookie Team candidate discussed his journey, learning from Marcus Smart and Ja Morant, and more on @hoopshype. hoopshype.com/lists/how-griz… – 11:41 AM More on this storyline Erik Slater: Jordi Fernandez on his interaction with Ja Morant: “I will never speak to other players and I don’t want them to speak to me… I don’t want any interaction. I think it’s disrespectful and it’s not part of the game… Play with respect for the game.” pic.x.com/6XNMfoJ7Rp -via Twitter @erikslater_ / December 14, 2024 Schroder, who had 15 points and eight assists and loves trash talk as much as the next man, came over to back up his coach and started jawing at Morant and Jenkins before Fernandez pulled him away. “Every time when I see something, I stand up for my people who I play with, who I go to war with every single night, who I get better with every single day and just try to protect them,” Schroder said. “I was just trying to protect Jordi at the end of the day. Ja was talking, and I just tried to protect Jordi, see what’s going on. It’s no bad blood. Everybody’s competing. I respect it. But I don’t respect if you win and then you go to the coach’s face. You do that on the court — and I love it on the court. I do it as well — but respect the game when you win. Win with some class. I didn’t appreciate it.” -via New York Post / December 14, 2024 Brian Lewis: Jordi Fernandez on what Ja Morant said at halftime: “I didn’t say anything to him. I don’t speak to other players unless I know them. And that’s something the officials have to judge…Having respect for the game, I will all only talk to the other, team’s coach if I know him” #Nets -via Twitter @NYPost_Lewis / December 13, 2024

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Ja Morant on interaction with Jordi Fernandez: 'I was trolling, just to get them riled up, and I did'

Erik Slater: Ja Morant on his interaction with Jordi Fernandez: “I was trolling, just to get them riled up, and I did… I didn’t say nothing crazy. If you look at the video, I was just saying ‘yeah.’ If ‘yeah’ is disrespectful or makes you feel some type of way, then hey, so be it.”
Source: x.com

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Erik Slater @erikslater_
Nets: Jordi Fernandez sends Ja Morant direct message in response to Grizzlies star’s taunts
clutchpoints.com/nets-news-jord… – 12:15 AM

Erik Slater @erikslater_
Dennis Schroder and Jordi Fernandez were involved in an altercation with Ja Morant and Taylor Jenkins.
Morant had something to say to Fernandez (again) and Schroder took expectation. Jenkins then chimed in.
Schroder, Morant, and Jenkins hit with techs. pic.x.com/dFBeHkC9Fn – 10:40 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Ja Morant tonight:
28 PTS
7 REB
10 AST
Averaging the most APG (8.6) ever by a Grizzly in a season. pic.x.com/TABJ7DyZcE – 10:36 PM

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Anthony Puccio @APOOCH
Ja Morant talks smack to Jordi Fernandez’s face. Jordi stares him down pic.x.com/mAjKYdRK7F – 9:16 PM

Erik Slater @erikslater_
Half: Grizzlies 69, Nets 56
Finney-Smith: 10 pts, 3/6 from three
Schroder: 7 pts, 4 ast, 3/5 FG
Wilson: 7 pts, 2/6 from three
Milton: 7 pts, 2/3 FG
Johnson: 6 pts, 3 ast, 2/8 FG
Memphis is shooting 50% from the field and 40% from three. Ja Morant has 18-6-5 and 7/13 shooting. – 9:15 PM

Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant scored the buzzer beater at the end of the half, then does a little lap around Nets Coach Jordi Fernandez.
Jordi clearly wasn’t a fan of the trash talk. Stood there and stared at him. – 9:13 PM

Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant in a matter of a minute:
-Finds JJJ for an easy score
– snatches a crazy 1-handed rebound
– scores an up and under reverse layup – 9:08 PM

Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Memphis Grizzlies guard Jaylen Wells had an unlikely path to the NBA as a 2-year varsity HS player and D-II player at Sonoma State. The early All-Rookie Team candidate discussed his journey, learning from Marcus Smart and Ja Morant, and more on @hoopshype. hoopshype.com/lists/how-griz… – 11:41 AM

More on this storyline

Erik Slater: Jordi Fernandez on his interaction with Ja Morant: “I will never speak to other players and I don’t want them to speak to me… I don’t want any interaction. I think it’s disrespectful and it’s not part of the game… Play with respect for the game.” pic.x.com/6XNMfoJ7Rp -via Twitter @erikslater_ / December 14, 2024

Schroder, who had 15 points and eight assists and loves trash talk as much as the next man, came over to back up his coach and started jawing at Morant and Jenkins before Fernandez pulled him away. “Every time when I see something, I stand up for my people who I play with, who I go to war with every single night, who I get better with every single day and just try to protect them,” Schroder said. “I was just trying to protect Jordi at the end of the day. Ja was talking, and I just tried to protect Jordi, see what’s going on. It’s no bad blood. Everybody’s competing. I respect it. But I don’t respect if you win and then you go to the coach’s face. You do that on the court — and I love it on the court. I do it as well — but respect the game when you win. Win with some class. I didn’t appreciate it.” -via New York Post / December 14, 2024

Brian Lewis: Jordi Fernandez on what Ja Morant said at halftime: “I didn’t say anything to him. I don’t speak to other players unless I know them. And that’s something the officials have to judge…Having respect for the game, I will all only talk to the other, team’s coach if I know him” #Nets -via Twitter @NYPost_Lewis / December 13, 2024