Ja Morant Liked D'Angelo Russell's Viral Post On X

Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies) liked an X post from D'Angelo Russell (Los Angeles Lakers).

Apr 28, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell (1) dribbles / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Ja Morant has been one of the most active players on social media over the previous few years.

The Memphis Grizzlies star has over 2.8 million followers on X (formerly Twitter), and has liked nearly 20,000 posts since joining the platform.

Recently, Los Angeles Lakers star D'Angelo Russell sent out a post that had over 28,000 likes and 2.3 million impressions.

Russell wrote: "The calmer you are the clearer you think, move with strategy not emotion."

The calmer you are the clearer you think, move with strategy not emotion.

— D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) April 28, 2024

One of the 28,000 to people to like the post was Morant (h/t NBA Alerts).

❤ Ja Morant (JaMorant) liked a new post: https://t.co/UbZruxFT7G

— NBA Alerts (@theNBAalert) April 30, 2024

Morant only played in nine games this season (due to injury and suspension).

He still averaged an impressive 25.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 8.1 assists per contest while shooting 47.1% from the field and 27.5% from the three-point range.

The Grizzlies had made the NBA playoffs in each of prior three seasons, but due to a lot of injuries the team struggled.

They finished as the 13th seed in the Western Conference and had a 27-55 record.

Dec 26, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) smiles at a fan / Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

As for Russell, he just finished an impressive regular season with averages of 18.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists per contest while shooting 45.6% from the field and 41.5% from the three-point range in 76 games.

The Lakers were the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 47-35 record.

They lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs to the Denver Nuggets.

Mar 15, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell (1) warms up before the / Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

In 2023, Russell and the Lakers defeated Morant and the Grizzlies in the first round.