Clippers Starter Gets Honest About Defending Ja Morant
The LA Clippers are hosting the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, which will be Ja Morant's first game in Los Angeles since his return from suspension. Morant is currently questionable for the Grizzlies' game vs. the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, which is the front end of their back-to-back that ends in LA, but Clippers players were still asked about the star guard at practice on Thursday morning.
Starting guard Terance Mann was asked about Morant, since he is the likeliest to start on him defensively, and said, "It's not gonna be easy. He's a great player, he's a dog. I've been playing against him since my senior year of college, we played each other in the tournament, so this won't be our first rodeo. But just as the game goes along, just seeing if I can take away different stuff as the game goes on. He likes to do certain things that I'll try to take away, but he's a great player."
With players like Morant, there is never one way to stop them. There may be ways to slow them down or make them uncomfortable, but great players are great for a reason. For the Clippers, assuming Morant is good to go, they will have to focus not only on making life difficult for him, but for his teammates as well.
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