“Yeah We Cooked Now”: Pelicans Star Openly Blames Ja Morant For Blockbuster Deadline Day Leaving Grizzlies Fans In Disbelief

The NBA trade deadline day has finally arrived and it lived up to its hype. Teams were expected to make some major decisions as the 2022-23 NBA season moves into its next stage. Subsequently, the teams lived up to the predictions and delivered some jaw-dropping trades to excite, or in this case scare some fans. The teams in the Western Conference made some big moves for their teams before the deadline day, and according to a New Orleans Pelicans star Ja Morant is to be blamed for it.

Ja Morant in his statement last month mentioned that no team in the Western Conference scared him. In a hilarious tweet recently, Pelicans star CJ McCollum pointed out that Morant’s statement was taken personally by Western Conference owners, and fans agreed in unison.

Grizzlies Fans go berserk as a month-old statement by Ja Morant comes to haunt them

The trade deadline has just taken everyone in the NBA fandom by surprise, to say the least. Mammoth trades like Kyrie Irving teaming up with Luka Doncic in the Dallas Mavericks and Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns has fans at the edge of their seat.

The Western Conference is pretty challenging right now and CJ McCollum like everyone on Twitter was amped up. When McCollum hilariously pointed out how Morant’s statement on the Western Conference over a month ago led to a domino effect, the Memphis Grizzlies fans started to sulk. Naturally, they swarmed Twitter with their reactions.

Here are some of the reactions:

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In his interview with ESPN, Ja Morant made it unmistakably clear to teams what they needed to concentrate on. When asked about the teams that he studies very carefully, he had a clear answer.

“Celtics” said G12. The interviewer further asked if no one in the Western Conference was concerning enough. To which Morant was even more savage, “Nah, I’m fine in the West” said Morant.

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However, Morant might have to rethink his statement as now there are a lot of teams that should scare him.

Breathtaking deadline-day trades in the Western Conference

Amidst all the trades in the NBA, two players are the most talked about currently. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. The Brooklyn Nets traded both of their best players to strong opposition.

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The Dallas Mavericks traded for Kyrie Irving to join forces with Luka Doncic. Naturally, the Mavericks fans can’t hold in their excitement on one of the most exciting team-ups in the NBA. The Phoenix Suns traded for Kevin Durant to form a powerhouse team with Chris Paul and Devin Booker. Only time will tell how they will dominate against their opponents.