‘Keep Ya Head Up’: Ja Morant’s Humility Wins The Hearts Of Even The Lakers Fans After His Stellar Performance At Staples Center
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Ja Morant had an outstanding game last night against the Los Angeles Lakers. However, he failed to convert a game-tying free throw after such an inspirational performance. While this game marked the landmark achievement for the Lakers’ Carmelo Anthony, it was Ja Morant that won over the crowd at Staples Center.
Morant scored 40 points and dished out 10 assists while carrying his team’s offense to keep up with the Lakers. If it were not for some clutch shots made from Carmelo Anthony, Ja Morant would’ve successfully led his team to a victory over the Lakers. In a time where the Lakers fans should celebrate Carmelo’s landmark achievement, they also sympathized with Morant’s loss.
This is how Morant reacted to his loss and look at how the fans responded to that.
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failure builds character.
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) October 25, 2021
how will you respond 12…. ⏳
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) October 25, 2021
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) October 25, 2021
i think i needed dat ..
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) October 25, 2021
Lakers Fans respond to an impressive performance by Ja Morant
With 2.6 seconds left on the clock, Morant got a three-point shooting foul from an inbound play. If Morant had made all three free throws, he would’ve tied the game and sent it to overtime. However, he, unfortunately, missed the last free throw that brought a stellar performance to a disappointing end.
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He took to Twitter to express his humility and what he has learned from this game. However, fans including Lakers supporters had too much sympathy and respect for his nerve-wracking performance. Therefore, it can be said that while the Lakers won the game, Morant won their fans’ hearts.
Pissed off about the chiefs yesterday and forgot I was a Lakers fan. Looks like MELO played good. Morant looked amazing watching his highlights. Guessing Westbrook still didn’t play well looking at stat line.
— Caleb Łewis (@derrtycal35) October 25, 2021
And still took a missed free throw from Ja Morant after he was giving them buckets for the Lakers to win that game, Grizzlies lost that game more than the Lakers won it
— Bruno Caamano (@bcaamano2k) October 25, 2021
Lakers lucky on this one Morant was one a mission
— I love the NBA (@RepeatedWs) October 25, 2021
i love my lakers but you balled out there future mvp 🤝
— KALON MAC (@kalonmac) October 25, 2021
Thank god the Lakers got that win. Ja Morant is something else tho 😯. Doincic, Trey, Ja. Point Gods of the future.
— Justin Williams (@borntobejust) October 25, 2021
nah bro fr you dont need to apologize
you almost smoked that lakers pack lmfao— 🇵🇲 (@otaviowrld) October 25, 2021
What does this mean for Ja Morant and the Grizzlies?
Ja Morant has displayed a glimpse of his potential and he is slowly becoming a fan-favorite for a future MVP discussion. However, for now, it’s onto the next one for the Grizzlies. Since it was only a first-week regular-season game, this loss would not really affect the franchise.
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Nevertheless, it would still heavily impact Ja Morant’s confidence. Whether positively or negatively is a question of his mental maturity. Consequently, if he maintains this consistency, then we are definitely looking at a future MVP in the making.
Is Ja Morant the key to the future success of the Memphis Grizzlies? Can he help this franchise make a deep playoff run? If he maintains this consistency, it’s more a question of when than if.
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