Revealed: Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was sued in September for ‘punching a 17-year-old with a closed fist and knocking him to the ground during a pickup game at the NBA All-Star’s Tennessee mansion’
- Ja Morant has been charged for allegedly punching a teenager in Tennessee
- The lawsuit was filed in September and has since been sealed, according to TMZ
- The 17-year-old plaintiff claims he was playing pickup basketball with Morant
- The two argued and the teenager admitted throwing a basketball at Morant
- Morant allegedly responded by punching the plaintiff with a closed fist
- The NBA All-Star reportedly claimed to have acted in self-defense
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Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is being sued for allegedly punching a Tennessee teenager in the face during a pickup game, but the NBA star says he was acting in self-defense.
The lawsuit was filed in September and has since been sealed, according to TMZ, which reports that the incident occurred on July 26 at Morant’s home in Eads, Tennessee, just outside of Memphis.
The 17-year-old plaintiff said he was playing pickup basketball with Morant when the two got into a fight, which quickly escalated. He admitted he threw a basketball at Morant and ‘accidentally’ hit the 6-foot-2 guard in the face.
Morant allegedly responded by hitting the 17-year-old ‘with a closed fist, knocking him down,’ according to TMZ.
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is being sued for allegedly punching a Tennessee teenager in the face during a pickup game, but the NBA star says he was acting in self-defense.
Morant ‘kept holding him down while he was on the ground’ while another person went in to hit the teenager, he told police.
Officers said the plaintiff had a ‘big knot’ on his head.
Morant allegedly admitted to hitting the 17-year-old, but told police he did it in self-defense. According to the former Murray State star, the plaintiff also ‘made verbal threats’ and said he would be ‘lit up. [Morant’s] house up.’
Morant said that ‘he and his family were put in fear by the announcement.’
Police investigated the plaintiff’s claims for several weeks before submitting the case to the district attorney’s office in October. However, police said the DA declined to proceed with charges.
It is unclear at this time what the plaintiff is seeking in the lawsuit. Both Morant and his friend, Davonte Pack, are listed as defendants, according to TMZ.
The NBA’s tenth-leading scorer Morant is averaging 27.2 points a game for the Grizzlies, who sit in second place in the Western Conference at 23-13.
The alleged incident took place at Morant’s mansion outside of Memphis
