Ja Morant is back in the NBA. Scandal professional delivers mega show after 25 game suspension
December 20, 2023, 8:10 a.m
What a return: Basketball professional Ja Morant puts on a really big show in his first game after a long suspension. He scored a total of 34 points – and with the last throw ensured the victory for his Memphis Grizzlies.
NBA professional Ja Morant returned after a 25-game suspension with 34 points and the decisive basket as the clock ran out. In the Memphis Grizzlies’ 115:113 win against the New Orleans Pelicans, Morant scored with a throw from close range and completed two comebacks. His own and that of the team after being 24 points behind. For the Pelicans it was the first defeat after four wins in a row; the Grizzlies had previously lost 19 of 25 games without their best player. Morant was banned because, among other things, he waved a gun around in a live video on Instagram.
“I worked. I didn’t play a game for eight months. I had a lot of time to learn about myself. A lot of hard days I made it through. But basketball is my life, what I love, a therapy for me. I “I’m just happy to be back,” Morant said. After a break of at least 25 games, no player ever had more points than he did in the comeback.
In the parallel game, Damian Lillard scored 40 points in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 132:119 win against the San Antonio Spurs, breaking an NBA sound barrier. He is now only the 51st player in history to score more than 20,000 points in the best basketball league in the world. “I don’t want to pretend this isn’t a big deal,” he said. “This is a great achievement and an area where not many are.” Spurs were without the injured Victor Wembanyama. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple double of 11 points, 14 rebounds and 16 assists for the Bucks.
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