Ja Morant had bold message for LeBron James after spirited exchange

After his team secured the win, Morant was asked about the trash talk. The star point guard said he thought LeBron’s basket over him should have been a charge and noted how James has a significant height advantage. Morant said he does not fear LeBron and has no love for the Lakers.

“Top dog in our league. You take out the top dog, who else you fear? I don’t fear nobody, anyway,” Morant said. “I ain’t have to get up. I ain’t been down.

“They beat us last time. I didn’t get to play, like I said, last year. They came on our home floor, beat us on our home floor, was laughing, playing, looking at me talking. My message was I was in street clothes. This is my first opportunity to get back on the floor playing against them.”

Morant added that he doesn’t like the Lakers. You can hear his full comments:

James was also asked about the tense few minutes of play. He took the high road and praised Morant for “the inspiration that he gives the younger generation alone.”

As Morant mentioned, the Lakers knocked the Grizzlies out of the playoffs two years ago. Morant seems trying to create his own David vs. Goliath-type rivalry between Memphis and L.A. The Grizzlies got the best of LeBron and company this time.