The Memphis Grizzlies’ Western Semifinals playoff series against the Golden State Warriors is getting chippy, to say the least.
There was Draymond Green’s Flagrant 2 in Game 1, Dillon Brooks’ awful shot on Gary Payton II on Tuesday night and Green getting elbowed by Xavier Tillman as well.
So, yeah, there’s some bad blood brewing, and some trash talk is mixed in.
That includes Ja Morant saying something to Steph Curry at the end of Game 2. Lip-readers thought the Memphis guard said something like, “We’re gonna have some fun” as the two passed by each other.
That’s actually significant, and we’ll explain:
Ja chirping Steph đ pic.twitter.com/A8l4ruRkU5
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 4, 2022
Ja had a message for Steph đ
âWeâre gonna have some funâ
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 4, 2022
Turns out he was throwing Curry’s words back at him:
Grizzliesâ Ja Morant: âHad some friendly words with Steph [Curry]. After Game 1, he came to me & Jaren & said, âItâs going to be a battle. Weâre going to have some fun.â I was able to return that message tonight. ⌠This is my favorite matchup, playing against a guy like him.â pic.twitter.com/QIMd34GGCZ
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 4, 2022
This is series is SO GOOD.
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