Trash talk is great, man. It’s so much fun. It all comes with being part of sports.
But the thing about trash talk is that you have to actually back it up yourself. And, if you don’t? Whew boy. It could lead to some pretty embarrassing moments in front of a lot of people.
Ja Morant knows. He had one of those moments on Tuesday night with the game on the line against the Sacramento Kings.
The Kings were up by 1 point in the game’s waning moments when Malik Monk went to the free-throw line. Morant told him “don’t miss” before he shot the free throws. He didn’t miss a single one.
But the Grizzlies came down on the other end and Ja Morant gets fouled on a 3-point attempt and has a chance to tie the game. What does he do? Exactly what he told Malik Monk not to do.
Game on the line, Ja Morant walked up to Malik Monk and said "don't miss."
Morant then had a chance to tie the game but missed a free throw 😬 pic.twitter.com/otYdNu3KCu
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 23, 2022
Sheeeeeesh. That one has to hurt.
You absolutely love to see the competitive spirit from Morant here. But, uh, you’ve got to make your free throws, man. Everyone roasted him for this.
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Cuz talk too much 😂😂 https://t.co/o0HUaPA1vJ
— Darren Montgomery🔅 (@DarrenSTTB_) November 23, 2022
One thing bout them tables, they sure do turn https://t.co/2mNBeg119s
— 🌼D’Andra🌼 (@xxAnomaly) November 23, 2022
MALIKKKKKKK. Ice cold G https://t.co/fvGp004EYy
— Truj (@TruuJPh) November 23, 2022
Played himself https://t.co/HUsv8ikhoa
— Chris 🇬🇭 (@Chrisxafriyie) November 23, 2022
Humble Pie! https://t.co/Lai7Ckf50X
— Franny Pacquiao (@DJ_FRANZEN) November 23, 2022
He got in his own head https://t.co/UGWfHrxpnl
— Skyler Romero (@Sir_Kosher13) November 23, 2022
thats embarrassing https://t.co/oEQNK0NKt3
— Dom🧡💙 (@velocitydom) November 23, 2022
Hey @JaMorant , don't miss😉😉.#SacramentoProud https://t.co/uzp3B9MjvR
— The Sacramento Knight (@Sac_TownKnight) November 23, 2022
Might as well throw the Curb music in there lol https://t.co/Il7752ITEA
— Michael D. Mumford (@MikeDaTruth11) November 23, 2022
Karma is beautiful! https://t.co/F8tTVFiGUy
— Dominique Bates-Smith| BlackLivesMatter✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 (@dabates94) November 23, 2022
Morant is still an excellent player. This won’t matter at all in the long run. But it’s pretty funny, though. Hilarious, actually.
Just hit the free throws next time, Ja.
