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Ja Morant Reacts to Controversial Play in Thunder vs. Timberwolves Game

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant reacted to a crazy play in OKC vs. Minnesota game

Joey Linn

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The NBA is always generating unprecedented highlights, with the game's product constantly evolving. There are nightly displays of high flyers, deep shooters, and magical dribblers; however, on Friday night, it was a basketball blooper that went viral on social media.

During the 3rd quarter of Friday night's contest between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder, the OKC floor mop crew played some of the best defense of the night. Not expecting a quick Thunder turnover following a play at the other end, the floor mop crew got right in the way of T-Wolves guard Jordan McLaughlin who was attempting to finish on the fast-break. The play made its rounds on social media, catching the attention of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant.

Fortunately for Minnesota, while they were robbed of two points on that play, the controversy ended up being an insignificant factor in the final score. The Timberwolves held on to win decisively 138-101, behind a well distributed scoring effort up and down the roster. Minnesota was able to survive 33 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, as the Thunder bench scored just 18 points in total.

The Memphis Grizzlies did not play today, but Morant was able to get a laugh out of this sequence that occurred in Oklahoma City. Morant and the Grizzlies will be back in action on Saturday night, taking on the Orlando Magic at home.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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