Ja Morant slammed by former Grizzlies player Chandler Parsons for celebration controversy
NY Post
One former Grizzlies player isn’t pleased with the latest Ja Morant controversy.
On Tuesday, in Morant’s fourth game since returning from a 25-game suspension for flashing a gun in an Instagram video for a second time, Morant celebrated finishing an alley-oop by stretching his arms out, with some observers wondering if the All-Star guard was using finger guns.
Morant, 24, reposted a video on X suggesting he was mimicking an LSU football celebration; the Grizzlies were in New Orleans on Tuesday, winning 116-115 in overtime, to move to 4-0 since Morant’s return.
Some critics, like Chandler Parsons, don’t seem to be buying it.
“It’s ridiculous,” Parsons said on FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back” show. “You gotta grow up. Why are we talking about this? Your team is 4-0 [since Morant’s return.] You’ve been unbelievable. You’ve now been probably forgiven to a certain point, especially in Memphis, right? The team is back to being yours. You’re playing at an elite level. Why are you giving us anything like this to even talk about, to discuss, that’s negative? Why is your father [Tee Morant] doing interviews talking about how you didn’t make any changes in your personal life and your issues, sitting courtside with his hood and glasses on.
“What else has to happen for you and your family and your friends to learn? Just make this about basketball, make this about your life, make this about your livelihood, and stop doing things like this because you’re must-see TV on the court. Aside from Anthony Edwards, you are my favorite player to watch. Don’t give us any of this other bulls–t to talk about. Just be a star.”
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