Grizzlies’ Ja Morant fires again at Jonathan Kuminga in viral tweet

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant took exception to a postgame tweet from Golden State Warriors ahead Jonathan Kuminga and promptly fired again on the rookie on social media.

Of course, the Warriors defeated the Morant-less Grizzlies Friday in Game 6 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Klay Thompson knocked down eight 3-pointers to complete with a team-high 30 factors to guide the Warriors whereas Stephen Curry had 29 factors within the 110-96 win.

Kuminga, who didn’t play in Game 6, took to Twitter to trash-talk the Grizzlies and dropped some lyrics to the now-infamous “Whoop That Trick” by Al Kapone. The track was channeled by Curry and the Warriors heading into Game 5 however didn’t end in a win.

But, now that the Warriors gained Game 6 and are shifting on to the subsequent spherical, they’ve bragging rights as soon as once more. However, Morant nonetheless didn’t need to hear it from Kuminga.

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The response by Morant drew some criticism since he’s in solely his third 12 months within the NBA. But, Morant has some fairly good accolades to his identify after changing into a first-time All-Star this 12 months. He was additionally the Rookie of the Year and the Most Improved Player this season.

Kuminga nonetheless has a methods to go by way of particular person awards, however the seventh decide seems to have a vivid future forward. He and the Warriors finally received the final snort versus the Grizzlies as their season continues.

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