The tensions between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks tonight didn’t end when the final buzzer rang; instead, they were magnified. After a hard-fought game between the two struggling squads, Mavs guard Klay Thompson and Grizzlies star Ja Morant got into a heated verbal argument, with referees and teammates having to step in to separate them. But what actually happened?

It all began in the third quarter. After being on the floor, Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama tripped Mavs rookie Cooper Flagg, causing him to fall. After the trip occurred, Thompson got into an argument with Aldama, standing up for the rookie as the referees signaled an official review, separating the two. Aldama was assessed a flagrant one foul.

Thompson had been on fire all game, and kept chirping at his opponents, with the match getting increasingly physical. Klay then got into another heated sequence, this time with Vince Williams Jr.

Soon after the confrontation occurred, a fan behind the Grizzlies bench told reporters that Morant and Klay had been going at each other for the last few minutes of the game, with one of the comments made by Ja reportedly being, “[Megan Thee Stallion] is using you, you falling for the bait. She been with 100 n—-s before you.” Megan and Klay began dating earlier this year, and have been extremely public about their relationship.

Later, when Grizzlies guard Cam Spencer was being interviewed on the court, Ja Morant came by to congratulate him, but let slide an intriguing comment. Morant said, “Tell ’em who the best shooter in the house was, it wasn’t bro from Golden State.” Now, given his argument with Klay, who had a long-standing run with Golden State before his current tenure in Dallas. However, it’s also worth noting that Spencer’s brother Pat plays for the Warriors, so it might have been a lighthearted comment. Morant leaving his comments up to interpretation only intensifies the speculation.

This is a developing story…