On Friday evening, the Memphis Grizzlies hosted the Los Angeles Lakers in Tennessee.
The Grizzlies lost by a score of 117-112.
Ja Morant finished the loss with eight points, one rebound, seven assists and one steal while shooting 3/14 from the field and 0/6 from three-point range in 31 minutes of playing time.
NBA World Reacts To Ja Morant’s Performance
@ECreates88: “Amazon is doing a great job of calling out Ja Morant’s performance tonight without resorting to lame jokes or being disrespectful. It’s refreshing to see.”
@HaterReport_: “This is crazy. Ja Morant really about to be out of Memphis. He not even in the huddle during a timeout of a close/winnable game.”
@KevinOConnor: “Grizzlies fans got angry with me for saying Ja Morant isn’t a top 40 player. This is the type of stuff I’m talking about—on top of his shaky shooting, declining at-rim finishing, inconsistent defense, lack of availability and poor leadership. It’s always the coach’s fault, right?”
Joel Moran: “Ja Morant is regressing every season and still can’t shoot the ball. The ceiling is limited with him as your franchise player. The good news is the Grizzlies are in great position to rebuild. This era has run its course imo.”
@CosasSportsDen: “Ja Morant is healthy and overall playing good basketball. Speculation is what fans do but I’m not reading into it too much. Ja loves Memphis as much as Memphis loves him. Probably just a star player and a proud coach not seeing eye to eye. Every relationship needs growth.”
@MemphisX_NBA: “Ja Morant quit. At a home game. Up double digits. In front of paying fans that have supported him through all the BS.”
@FlashTakes1111: “Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr are intentionally not scoring the basketball. If you’re watching this game, you see what I’m seeing”
Bleacher Report: “Ja Morant says to ask the coaching staff what went wrong for him vs. Lakers Morant finished with 8 pts in 31 mins on 3-14 FG in the 117-112 loss to LA”
Ja Morant says to ask the coaching staff what went wrong for him vs. Lakers
Morant finished with 8 pts in 31 mins on 3-14 FG in the 117-112 loss to LA pic.twitter.com/eAA1yksJod
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 1, 2025
With the loss, the Grizzlies dropped to 3-3 in their first six games of the season.
Following the Lakers, they will play their next game on Sunday night when they visit the Toronto Raptors in Canada.
Ja Morant on what went wrong vs. the Lakers on Friday:
“Go ask the coaching staff.”
On what the Grizzlies could’ve done better:
“According to [the coaches], probably don’t play me.”
(via @ChrisHerrington)
— Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) November 1, 2025
Morant is in his seventh NBA season (all with the Grizzlies).
He is averaging 20.8 points, 3.3 rebounds 6.7 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 40.6% from the field and 15.6% from three-point range in six games.
