Three Jazz Fans Ejected and Banned for Racist and Inappropriate Remarks Towards Ja Morant's Family

Three Jazz fans were ejected and banned from Vivint Smart Home Arena after racist remarks towards Tee and Jamie Morant. Memphis' Ja Morant's parents.

Ja Morant (12) shoots over Mike Conley (10)

Game two between Utah and Memphis was electric on Wednesday night, as playoff energy roared throughout the corridor's of the Jazz home arena.

Unfortunately, and disgustingly, three of those voices decided to spew racist and inappropriate remarks towards Tee Morant, and his wife Jamie. The Morant's are the parents of the second year Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant.

In an article published by ESPN, they referenced Tee Morant as saying, "I know heckling. We were doing that the whole game. But that's different than heckling. That's straight up disrespectful. That was too far out of line. You don't say nothing like that heckling. That's beyond heckling."

The Utah Jazz quickly dealt with the verbal abuse, ejecting all three fans and banning them from Vivint Smart Home Arena. Later, the Jazz came out with a statement regarding the incident stating:

"The Utah Jazz have zero tolerance for offensive or disruptive behavior. An incident occurred last night involving a verbal altercation during Game 2. Arena security staff intervened, and the investigation resulted in the removal and banning of three Jazz fans indefinitely. We apologize to all who were impacted by this unfortunate incident and condemn unacceptable fan behavior."

Jazz owners Ryan Smith and Dwayne Wade, alongside All-Star Donovan Mitchell also made comments regarding the verbal abuse. 

Memphis Grizzlies and Morant family... we are embarrassed and sorry. The @UtahJazz have zero tolerance for offensive behavior. We are committed to creating a respectful, competitive environment. https://t.co/cLsKWSk1l1

— Ryan Smith (@RyanQualtrics) May 28, 2021

If we turn our backs on this kind of behavior we’re all apart of the problem. This will not be tolerated! Apologies once again to Ja and his family 🙏🏾🖤 https://t.co/uG9QSS5ZIF

— DWade (@DwyaneWade) May 28, 2021

I’m glad those fans were banned and they should never be allowed back.... this is ridiculous!!! The fact that these words are being thrown around to players and there families is ridiculous! Enough is enough smh! https://t.co/rfzj0T1W1r

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) May 28, 2021

Ja Morant was graceful about the situation, calling out the fans using the racist remarks, while also acknowledging the good Jazz fans that surrounded his family. According to Tim MacMahon, it was those Jazz fans who confronted the "hecklers" and alerted the Arena security. Some Jazz fans also bought the Morant's beer's and did their best to help make their time at the game as enjoyable as possible.

as they should . my family should be able cheer for me & my teammates without getting inappropriate shit said to them 💯 https://t.co/CWiJIpkq03

— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) May 28, 2021

my family told me they felt the love from all the other jazz fans who were around them 🤝 even bought each other drinks with a few.

those 3 just went too far 💯 https://t.co/1XvjXcPVOo

— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) May 28, 2021

Friendly rivalry. @JaMorant pic.twitter.com/7S87Ja7kVl

— Daniel Rueckert (@daniel_rueckert) May 27, 2021

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