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NBA Star Ja Morant Reacts to Travis Hunter's Viral TD Celebration

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was tuned in for Colorado vs. North Dakota State

Joey Linn

Dec 19, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) celebrates a score to even the game during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center.
Dec 19, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) celebrates a score to even the game during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. / Matthew Hinton-USA TODAY Sports
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Colorado football took down North Dakota State in their season opener on Thursday, winning by a final score of 31-26. It was a solid start to Deion Sanders’ second season as head coach of the program, as the Buffaloes will look to build off last season’s up and down campaign.

Two-way star Travis Hunter went off in this game, finishing with seven catches, 132 yards, and three TDs on the offensive end. Also playing 69 snaps on defense, Hunter allowed just three catches for 18 total yards.

Celebrating this performance accordingly, Hunter had some great touchdown celebrations for each of his three touchdown catches.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant reposted a viral TikTok video from @jbsosmooth9 that put together each of Hunter’s three TD celebrations from the season opener victory.

The video has over 360,000 views on TikTok and has now also been shared to Morant's 9.8M followers on Instagram.

Ja Morant's Instagram story
Ja Morant / Instagram

Morant also reacted to the duo of Hunter and star QB Shedeur Sanders, resharing their stats on his Instagram story with a simple caption.

"Turnt," Morant wrote.

Ja Morant's Instagram story
Ja Morant / Instagram

Also reacting to a post on X about Hunter's final TD catch, the Grizzlies star was in awe like the rest of the sports world.

Colorado football was often a must-watch team last season, and it seems they will be bringing in the viewership again this year.

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Joey Linn

JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: 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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