Ja Morant Reacts To Golden State Warriors Player's Instagram Post

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant commented on his former teammate's Instagram post.

Dec 25, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr talks to Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) after the game at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images / Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

De'Anthony Melton is going into his first season as a member of the Golden State Warriors.

The former USC star had spent the previous two years with the Philadelphia 76ers.

He is coming off a season where he averaged 11.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per contest while shooting 38.6% from the field and 36.0% from the three-point range in 38 games.

Jan 10, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard De'Anthony Melton (8) dribbles against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

On Thursday, Melton made a post to Instagram that had over 3,000 likes in one hour.

Melton captioned his post: "👑"

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A post shared by De’Anthony Melton (@deanthonymelton)

One person who left a comment was his former Memphis Grizzlies teammate Ja Morant.

Morant wrote: "🤞🏾"

October 28, 2021; San Francisco, California, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard De'Anthony Melton (0) and guard Ja Morant (12) celebrate during overtime against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

Morant was teammates with Melton for each of his first three seasons in the NBA.

They helped the Grizzlies reach the second round of the 2022 NBA playoffs.

De'Anthony Melton's block turns into a perfect lob for Ja Morant on the other end, highlighting the AT&T Fastbreak of the Week! pic.twitter.com/NxyAbvU0QF

— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2022

Melton is expected to be a big addition to the Warriors.

Many of his new teammates also commented on the post.

Brandin Podziemski: "OG"

Buddy Hield: "OG Melt!!"

Kyle Anderson: "money melt 💰"

Quinten Post: "Yeah Melt 🔥"

Trayce Jackson-Davis: "OG 👀"

De'Anthony Melton's IG Post Comments / October 17

Melton was the 46th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.

He spent six seasons with the Suns, Grizzlies and 76ers before signing with Golden State.

His career averages are 9.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 41.0% from the field and 36.9% from the three-point range in 350 games.

The Warriors will play their first game of the regular season on October 23 when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers in Oregon.