Rival NBA Team Throws Massive Shade at Michael Jordan’s Hornets After Embarrassing Loss

The Memphis Grizzlies have risen in popularity and relevance in the past few seasons. The addition of some key players and a good roster combination, coupled with the arrival of Ja Morant, has elevated the Grizzlies to the top of the leaderboard. Epitomizing the free-spirited nature of their young stars, the Grizzlies threw shade at their opponents on social media after a dominant showing.

The Memphis Grizzlies have come back in form for the 2022-23 regular season. They have been among the top teams in the NBA so far, and the development of their young core from last year has been pretty impressive. Last night, they put the league on notice after a dominating performance against Michael Jordan’s team. After the win, the Grizzlies had some words for their opponents.

The Memphis Grizzlies throw shade at the Hornets after a dominant performance

The Memphis Grizzlies, led by Ja Morant and a core of young and rising stars, faced off against the Charlotte Hornets last night. Coming into the game, the Hornets were massive underdogs to the 5-3 Grizzlies. Consequently, the game ended in a huge blowout win for the Grizzlies, marking their sixth victory of the season. At the end of regulation time, the score was 130-99 in favour of the Grizzlies.

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After the win, the Grizzlies took to Twitter and went all out after posting an image throwing shade at the Hornets. The official Twitter handle of the organization posted an image of an animated character holding a signboard with the capitalized word ‘L’ in bold. To add insult to injury, they had a haughty caption attached to the post that said, “We made a sign for you @hornets.”?The NBA world was set ablaze after the tweet, and fans went wild with it. The Grizzlies had done it; they had publicly roasted Michael Jordan’s team.?

The Memphis Grizzlies are a relatively new franchise in terms of NBA standards. In their 20-year lifespan, the Grizzlies have not found much success. However, they have seemed to crack the code very recently. Their core, led by the young gun Ja Morant whom they drafted in 2019, comprises of rising stars with loads of potential. The Grizzlies have it all, offense, defense, size, and coaching. They only lack veteran players with championship experience, whose absence last year caused their meltdown in the playoffs.

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Last season, Memphis had an impressive run despite injuries to key players. They finished the previous season with a surprising 56-26 record and finished at the top of the Western Conference as the second seed. However, the young Grizzlies were knocked out by the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs.