(Video) Ja Morant’s seated alley-oop in game against Bucks has fans losing their minds
A video of a seated Ja Morant throwing an alley-oop to his teammate is currently going viral on social media.
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A seated Ja Morant threw an alley opp to his teammate
The Memphis Grizzlies grazed past the Milwaukee Bucks in a blowout win. Led by Ja Morant the Grizzlies secured their third win of the season putting them at 3-3 for the season. The victory gave us some exciting moments with Morant’s assist attracting mass attention online.
Near the end of the second quarter, Ja Morant was seen sitting on the floor after a flurry of bodies fighting for a loose ball. The star did end up with the ball and tossed up a beautiful lob pass to his teammate Santi Aldama.
The video instantly went viral and garnered over a million views on Instagram and other platforms. The 121-99 victory came behind Morant’s 26 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists. The triple-double from the team’s guard single-handedly brought the team a win with the Grizzlies leading through the entire game. The star’s performance also marked his 12th career triple-double which he recorded in only 28 minutes of play.
JA MORANT THREW A LOB WHILE SITTING ? pic.twitter.com/LwTI1dPmsx
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Morant’s minutes have still been compromised following a right ankle injury earlier in the preseason. The star is likely to resume his normal game time soon with the team carefully maneuvering his health. As per the team, Morant will likely play a substantial number of minutes in their upcoming match against the Brooklyn Nets.
The Memphis Grizzlies are still monitoring Ja Morant’s ankle
After Ja Morant came down with a right ankle injury, the team put him in a bubble wrap to start the season. For perspective, Morant had failed to log in 30 minutes of game time in five of the matches he had appeared in. This decision came from the management with hope of elongating the star’s health this season.
Head coach Taylor Jenkins was asked about Morant’s minutes earlier in the season. He boiled it down to the guard not having played enough games to settle into his body. Jenkins also pointed out that Morant will soon resume his pre-injury minutes as soon as the medical team gives the green light.
We’re working with him and the medical team about how we want to deploy him over this stretch right now… Obviously, he was out for a portion of preseason, so getting his game legs and conditioning right… He could’ve probably played some more minutes, but I just kind of made the call going into a back-to-back.
Taylor Jenkins said
Nonetheless, Morant played close to 29 minutes in their recent win against the Bucks, marking signs of positive reinforcement for the team. Going forward the team will be in dire need of Morant in their rematch against Brooklyn.
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