Angry after his knee injury, Ja Morant quickly took to Twitter to denounce Jordan Poole’s gesture. The leader deleted in stride, probably for fear of being punished. Beware of the possible fine for the star, since the league does not mess around.
The Grizzlies have reason to be disappointed after Saturday night’s result, since the franchise lost heavily in Game 3, with a score of 112-142. But the most important, and which could call into question the rest of this series, is undoubtedly the injury of Ja Morant, victim of a borderline gesture by Jordan Poole (review here). Sanctions from the NBA? It wouldn’t be surprising, especially since Memphis is growing.
Ja Morant reacts quickly to the gesture of Jordan Poole!
In the meantime, it is anger that prevails in this roster, because Poole’s gesture is not digested. Many think the back did it on purpose, and Morant is obviously one of them. He quickly took to his Twitter to denounce the post-game action, quoting a quote from Steve Kerr following Game 2, and Dillon Brooks’ fault on Gary Payton II. The tweet quickly disappeared.
Ja after having to leave Game 3 with an apparent knee injury. pic.twitter.com/qG4QHBja2r
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 8, 2022
“break the code”
For context, Kerr used the phrase after Brooks’ foul, which the coach considered unsportsmanlike. Morant therefore believes that Poole’s action is of the same ilk, but deleted the tweet in question soon after it was posted, perhaps for fear of possible punishment. In any case, we can fear the worst, especially when we see the video of the player (available here) when leaving the room this Saturday.
A little later, Ja also spoke again with a tweet that was surprising to say the least. If anyone is able to decipher this code, let him show up:
gomdaysbawkblyff
— JaMorant (@JaMorant) May 8, 2022
????
— JaMorant (@JaMorant) May 8, 2022
Unsurprisingly, Ja Morant is angry, and even more so after this gesture from Jordan Poole. We imagine that he wants sanctions, just like the Grizzlies, who want the Warrior. It is still the NBA that will decide, with a possible fine. Answer this Sunday, if all goes well.
