The NBA has been on a roll this season with historical performances, clutch games, and increasing levels of competitiveness. Not just performances, the interactions, trade rumors, and riffs between the players have also caught the attention of the fans. One such riff between Jazz star Jordan Clarkson and Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane is going viral. The incident took place in a heated match-up between both teams a few days back.
Things seemed to have settled down until Grizzlies star Bane made a statement, mocking the Utah Jazz guard Clarkson on his recent podcast with former NBA player JJ Reddick.
Desmond Bane mocks Jordan Clarkson on a podcast
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On the Monday match-up between the Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies, Jordan Clarkson committed a hard foul on Desmond Bane, trying to block the ball. When Bane’s teammates came forward to question Clarkson on the foul, the Jazz veteran started to square up against the players. Clarkson seemed like he was ready to throw jabs at his opponents.?
Though the game ended peacefully, Desmond Bane made a statement on the podcast today that caught the attention of the NBA buffs. Bane said?“I think Jordan Clarkson?s not really the fighter type? I think he?s like 0-4 so far. Four square-ups. No punches thrown.???mocking the Jazz guard.
The NBA Twitter came in support of Clarkson, as they have been shooting shots at Bane. Here are some of the tweets of fans mocking Bane:
Ay @JordanClarksons you gonna let Mr. t-rex arms talk to you like that?
— 𝙉𝙚𝙢𝙤🧸 (@BallerNemo) January 13, 2023
https://twitter.com/ownhimwrath/status/1613983934785667072?s=20&t=8MEAYIBHKATdkDhJvZyHog
Memphis player talking? Non new 💀💀
— Fleqks on tiktok (@Fleqks) January 13, 2023
Bane would lose the reach battle by a mile what’s he talking about
— Kyle Broughton (@KyleBroughton4) January 13, 2023
The dinosaur reach speaking smh
— Matt Lloyd (@Mlloyd104) January 13, 2023
For a team that’s biggest accomplishment is 1 playoff series win they sure do talk a lot lol
— HARDY BOIZ (@thatjazzzfan) January 13, 2023
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Previously, Desmond Bane was mocked for a seemingly weird photo of his muscular body which went viral on the internet. Bane was compared to a T-Rex, for the similarities in the height and size of both. Surprisingly, this is not the first time the Utah star squared up. On another matchup with the Golden State Warriors, Clarkson squared up against Warriors star Jonathan Kuminga.?
Memphis Grizzlies beat Utah Jazz to continue their win streak
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Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones put up a 20-point game in absence of Ja Morant to beat the Utah Jazz 123-118. Utah’s collective effort from the players was not enough to defeat Memphis. The Grizzlies are having a great season standing as the second seed in the Western Conference, right under the Denver Nuggets. They are also currently on an 8-game win streak and one win away from the top spot. Memphis seems to have an easy spot and the playoffs are possible contenders for Championship.
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