?Smart Man!?: Ja Morant?s ?Yawn? After Saving Face from a Wild Poster by Rookie Paolo Banchero Makes Fans Go Hysterical

The Memphis Grizzlies secured a big win against the Orlando Magic on Friday. Although Ja Morant and co. would be celebrating the crucial win, some fans have been wheezing about one particular gameplay in the matchup that turned heads. While rookie Paolo Banchero delivered a solid 30-point performance on a losing effort, many fans couldn’t help but notice Morant’s bizarre behavior during one particular move from the rookie sensation. When pointed out, Morant acknowledged the accusations against him, as fans couldn’t stop laughing at his hilarious comment. Many pointed out how it was a sensible move, as Morant would have been embarrassed by Banchero otherwise.

During the match, the Grizzlies superstar decided to walk away from Banchero’s inevitable poster dunk. An action that was lauded and ridiculed by fans simultaneously despite being the best that Morant could do at that moment.

NBA fans react to Ja Morant walking away from a poster dunk by NBA rookie

Paolo Banchero’s great performance in the loss would be a point to note for everyone in the NBA. Morant understood the great game the rookie was having on Tuesday.

The Instagram page of ‘House of Highlights’ recently posted a video that clearly showed Morant walking away from Banchero’s incoming dunk attempt during an Orlando Magic fast break. When Morant commented with the ‘yawn’ and the ‘laughing’ emojis on the video, fans flooded in with reactions to his comment.

Here are some of the reactions

“Smart man!”

“I can’t say I agree, but I understand”

“Ja ducking smoke or that?s a business decision”

“Ja with ohhhhhh I?m outta here”

“I see what you was doing bro smart play”

“Instead u bailed out jaren!”

The fans were enjoying every bit of it as the clip’s hilarity was caught live. Although the Rookie’s efforts weren’t enough in securing a win, it did give fans a reason to look out for him. The Magic would want more of such performances from their players as they sit at the bottom half of their Conference.

Ja Morant might’ve appeared a little bothered by the rookie sensation’s onslaught, but his performance in the game would say otherwise. He continued his dominating efforts this season as he scored 32 pts in the game.?

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Some people like NBA legend John Salley have touted Morant to be the face of the NBA in the future. If he continues his consistent performances, there’s no reason to believe that he wouldn’t fulfill Salley’s prophecy.

Ja Morant’s dominating performances in the 2022-23 season

Morant started January 2023 in amazing form as he averages 30.0 PPG for the month. The superstar has helped the Grizzlies win 3 of the 4 games that the team has played in January.?

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Morant has won 23 of the 33 games he played in the season, bringing the win percentage to 69.7. Without him, the Grizzlies have a record of 2-3, with a win percentage of 40. Although the team has done well without Ja in the past, it would be safe to say that he’s instrumental to the squad’s efficiency on the court.