What was initially expected to be a forgettable one-sided encounter turned into the most heated game of last night. Yes, we are talking about the Grizzlies vs. Nets clash that ended in multiple technical fouls after Ja Morant’s antics sparked an altercation between both sides, even causing the head coaches to intervene. And Dennis Schroder, who was one of the recipients of the tech, was not pleased with Ja’s taunts when the game had already been decided in the Grizzlies’ favor.

Addressing the altercation, Schroder said postgame, “I don’t respect if you win and then you go to the coach’s face. You do that on the court — and I love it on the court. I do it as well — but respect the game when you win. Win with some class. I didn’t appreciate it.” Obviously, the Nets guard was referring to Ja clapping and chirping in head coach Jordi Fernandez’s direction while the Grizzlies were leading by 20 points with a little over one minute left in regulation.

Moreover, Ja made a similar gesture at the end of the second quarter after he hit a buzzer-beater to close the half. After making the tough shot, he walked toward Jordi and continued yelling “Yeah” at his face. Sure enough, Schroder took offense to Morant constantly disrespecting the Nets’ head coach and confronted Taylor Jenkins during the final quarter argument. But his comments only enraged Jenkins and he began cursing out the officials, leading to a tech for him, Ja, and Schroder. However, fans were not in support of Ja and Jenkins despite the head coach’s animated outburst.

NBA World blasts Taylor Jenkins and Ja Morant, pointing out the “Irony” in their reaction

Although Jenkins was the one who questioned the refs for not taking any action on Schroder’s comments, it was Ja’s antics that initially sparked the entire altercation. And netizens pointed it out by blasting Jenkins with comments like “he’s always acting like a victim” and “That’s rich from Jenkins. Maybe talk to your own player first.”

Well, had Jenkins stopped Morant from taunting the opposing team’s head coach, the game would have likely ended smoothly without any controversy. Sure enough, one netizen highlighted the irony in Jenkins’ emotional outburst saying, “The irony is Jenkins was letting Ja do whatever the f–k for his entire tenure have some shame.”

As talented as Ja is, he has gotten into trouble several times under Jenkins’ leadership, including multiple lengthy suspensions. Yes, it might not be right to blame the head coach for a player’s actions. However, such incidents cannot be ignored in scenarios like last night.

Meanwhile, seeing Taylor’s livid reaction that saw him making comments like “You’re gonna let him f–king talk to me like that… What the f–k?” and “F–k that s–t!” many fans began wondering what Dennis said to the head coach. Unfortunately, that remains unknown.

And one netizen even raised a tough question after Taylor’s outburst, “Is Jenkins the most unlikable coach in the NBA?” Well, that might be an overstatement. But such incidents have given rise to this conversation.

On the other hand, Jordi Fernandez revealed his thoughts about everything that transpired, “Dennis said words to the coach & I told him I never want any of my players to go talk to a coach. That’s not how I want my team to behave… I don’t want that. I want to compete on the court, fight on the court.” What are your thoughts on the controversial altercation?