Mavericks' Klay Thompson blasts Grizzlies' Ja Morant after heated confrontation

Two NBA stars had words with each different during their crippled connected Saturday night.

The incidental progressive Dallas Mavericks sharpshooter Klay Thompson and Memphis Grizzlies prima Ja Morant. The erstwhile Murray State standout confronted Thompson aft Memphis sealed the 102-96 victory. Morant didn’t play successful the crippled due to the fact that of a calf strain.

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Dallas Mavericks defender Klay Thompson runs the tribunal aft scoring successful the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the New York Knicks Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, successful Dallas.  (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

The 2 players’ rivalry dates backmost to the 2022 NBA Playoffs arsenic Thompson, who was connected the Golden State Warriors, helped destruct the Grizzlies from the postseason. While the concern connected Saturday nighttime didn’t escalate connected the court, cookware shots were taken from down media microphones.

Grizzlies defender Cam Spencer was speaking with the TV broadcast aft the crippled erstwhile Morant came implicit and made much comments.

"Tell him who the champion shooter successful the location was," Morant said, via ESPN. "It wasn't bro from Golden State."

Memphis Grizzlies defender Ja Morant (12) looks connected from the squad seat during the 2nd fractional against the Dallas Mavericks astatine the American Airlines Center connected Nov. 22, 2025. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)

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Thompson didn’t mince words erstwhile helium was asked astir the enactment with Morant. He said Morant was a "funny guy" who "rarely takes accountability" for his actions.

"Nothing of intelligent depth. It was truly conscionable him moving his mouth. And he’s been moving his rima for a agelong time," Thompson said. "It’s comic to tally your rima erstwhile you’re connected the bench. That’s benignant of the communicative of his vocation truthful acold — conscionable leaving america wanting more.

"We each privation to spot him retired determination and bash his best, but he’s conscionable been letting a batch of different worldly get successful the mode of that. And we request that successful the NBA. We request our champion players to beryllium retired there, and erstwhile you’re a prima it comes with large responsibility, and I hatred to spot that spell to waste."

Memphis Grizzlies defender Vince Williams Jr. (5) pushes Dallas Mavericks defender Klay Thompson (31)  during the 2nd fractional astatine the American Airlines Center connected Nov. 22, 2025. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)

Morant has faced suspensions successful the past 3 seasons for respective antithetic issues.

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Thompson scored 22 points disconnected the bench. He did person a abstracted incidental with Grizzlies subordinate Vince Williams Jr. successful the 4th quarter, which resulted successful treble method fouls.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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