?Don?t Know if It?s Up There With Jordan Flu Game?: Ja Morant Confesses Cheating the Doctor to Face Stephen Curry?s Warriors With ?Blurry Vision?

Ja Morant just revealed in a recent interview the obstructions he had to weather to deliver his historic 47-point performance in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. In the series, the Dubs led by Stephen Curry and his career-defining postseason got the better of the Grizzlies in six games. However, Morant’s story of playing with an eye injury is certainly one for the NBA archives.

As it turns out, Ja Morant couldn’t see properly after getting poked in the eye in the third quarter of Game 2 against the Warriors. The Grizzlies point guard went to the sidelines to get some treatment. However, his vision stayed blurry even after applying eye drops repeatedly.

Therefore, Morant decided to cheat on his eye test to get back on the court. In other words, the 22-year-old phenom lied to the doctors to help out his team in a dire situation.

Ja Morant’s played through injury against Stephen Curry and the Warriors

The Memphis Grizzlies needed to beat the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 after losing the first home game. Therefore, they needed their star, Ja Morant to deliver a blockbuster performance.

However, Morant got poked in the eye during the game. As a result, he had to go inside the tunnel for treatment. But the 2022 NBA Most Improved Player’s vision didn’t improve with time. Therefore, the 6’3″ point guard decided to get back in action with a blurry vision.

However, he had to get the approval of a physician first before getting back in. As a result, he cheated on his eye exam. In fact, he lied to the doctors about his eye condition.

Meanwhile, Morant returned to the court and scored 18 points in the fourth quarter. Not only that, he shot 6-for-11 from the field with a blurry vision to win the game for his team.

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“I don’t know if it’s up there with Jordan’s Flu game, but for me, that’s number one,” revealed the 2020 Rookie of the Year in an interview.

Michael Jordan’s Flu Game

Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals is popularly known as the ‘Flu Game’. Michael?Jordan had a serious case of food poisoning the night before the road game against Utah in the Finals.

However, Jordan played through his sickness to drop 38 points on the home team. As a result, the Bulls took a 3-2 lead in the series.

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Ja Morant’s performance against the Warriors can be placed under a similar category. However, Stephen Curry and the Warriors would eventually go on to win the series 4-2.