Ja Morant led the Memphis Grizzlies to a 135-119 win on Friday night over the Brooklyn Nets, but that wasn't the biggest story.
In fact, Morant's 28 points and 10 assists as splendid as it was, took a backseat to the histrionics that took place at halftime and after the game.
Morant hit a clutch bucket right before the halftime buzzer to send the Grizzlies into the locker room on a high note.
Instead of celebrating with his teammates and heading to the home tunnel, Morant headed the opposite direction to jaw right in the face of Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez.
It wasn't an uncomfortable moment to watch, and Morant seemed to revel in the trash talking.
Fernandez did not react or engage in any back and forth, but his reaction clearly showed he was not pleased.
Then, with the final seconds taking off in the fourth quarter, Morant continued jawing in the Nets direction.
Dennis Schröder took exception after Ja Morant talked in the direction of Jordi Fernández and the Nets bench pic.twitter.com/lqU9jdGTnB
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Dennis Schröder let his voice be heard in the conversation as he walked toward the Grizzlies side.
Fernandez tried to remove his team captain from the situation with tempers flaring and Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins assessed a technical foul.
In good faith, Fernandez shook hands with Jenkins as Morant and others continued talking.
Brooklyn still won the season series against Memphis 2-1, but the Nets head coach's frustration was palpable with his team letting up 68 points in the paint?
Morant was clearly out of line and Fernandez handled himself well. Now, fans will wait to see if the NBA will hand down any fines.
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