There’s lots to criticize Ja Morant for, however what he did in New Orleans is just not one among them. The Grizzlies had been visiting the Pelicans on Tuesday night time when Morant capped off a thunderous alley-oop and proceeded to have a good time, sending shockwaves by social media.
The quick assumption was that Morant was making one more gun reference, which truthfully is just a little honest contemplating his previous off-court points. The Memphis star solely simply returned from a 25-game suspension on December 19 for flashing a gun throughout an Instagram Reside session, which wasn’t his first gun-related concern since getting into the league.
Whereas Morant’s celebration did appear to be he was spraying the group with bullets, it was actually benign. The fact is that Morant was poking enjoyable on the New Orleans Pelicans by dropping a dance straight out of Baton Rouge after dunking on them.
This was later confirmed by Morant for anybody who wasn’t accustomed to the dance.
That is greater than only a random dance, there’s historical past right here too. It was the Pelicans who handed over Morant within the 2019 NBA Draft to pick Zion Williamson, and whereas each gamers are nice, it’s honest to say that Morant has been the higher participant general when he’s been on the court docket.
So, by dropping the “Rock Ya Hips,” Morant celebrated his massive play, made a reference to his opponent, and poked enjoyable on the Pelicans’ passing on him — all in a single movement. Are the optics just a little off? Maybe. Ought to Ja be just a little extra cautious how his actions may very well be interpreted? Possibly. However finally individuals are being just a bit too delicate to search for unfavourable connotations in all the pieces, as an alternative of accepting that possibly they simply don’t get it.
