Looks like Ja Morant filed a countersuit against the teenager who sued him after an alleged fight that took place at his home during a pickup basketball game.
Memphis Grizzlies star point guard, Ja Morant claims that the teenager, Joshua Holloway made false statements to the police about the NBA player punching him multiple times and then going into the house and coming back out with a gun tucked in his pants, according to Shelby County Circuit court filings obtained by The Commercial Appeal.
Morant’s attorneys contend that Holloway’s false statements could cost Morant All-NBA status this season and potentially millions of dollars. They also claim that Holloway initiated the incident when he threw a ball in the face of Morant and later threatened to use a gun. “Getting hit in the face with a basketball hurts; for a professional point guard like Mr. Morant, an injury to the eyes or nose could be career ending,” the filing read.
The filing added when Holloway threw the ball at Morant, he balled up his fists and approached him, which led to Morant striking him one time. Holloway was 17 at the time. Morant’s countersuit also mentions a threatening Snapchat message sent to Morant that the attorneys allege could have come from Holloway based on the screen name it was sent from.
Now it isn’t shocking that Morant would file a countersuit after just overcoming the last battle he just went through.
As we previously reported, Ja Morant was first suspended for two games from the Memphis Grizzlies after flashing a gun on IG live while inside of the strip club. Following his two game suspension he had to sit out for four more additional games while the NBA continued to investigate the situation.
After recieving backlash from a lot of fans and former players in the NBA, Ja Morant released a statement of his own saying, “I take full responsibility for my actions last night,” Morant said in the statement. “I’m sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, partners, the city of Memphis and the entire Grizzlies organization for letting you down. I’m going to take some time away to get help and work on learning better methods of dealing with stress and my overall well-being.”
During an interview in March with Jalen Rose, and spoke about his suspension and the time he had away from his team. “It’s not who I am,” Morant said. “I don’t condone any type of violence, but I take full responsibility for my actions.” He also mentioned his daughter as motivation to improve his mental health.
“There’s times where she even tells me that she’s had a bad day,” Morant said. “I felt like, if she can tell me that, I can be able to go and talk to somebody as well.”