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HomeSportsBasketballGrizzlies' Ja Morant claims self defense for pickup-game punch

Grizzlies’ Ja Morant claims self defense for pickup-game punch

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Attorneys representing Memphis Grizzlies All-Star Ja Morant are attempting to block a lawsuit alleging assault from advancing due to Tennessee’s self-defense laws.

A teenager accused Morant of assaulting him during a pickup game in July 2022. Morant doesn’t deny he threw a punch as tempers flared during the game at his home.

But Morant said he was acting in self-defense after being struck in the chin by the basketball thrown by the teen.

Immunity can be granted in self-defense cases under the Tennessee “stand your ground law,” but will be determined by a judge who could instead allow the case to advance.

As the case was being made for dismissal, a close friend of Morant’s, Davonte Pack, was charged with simple assault stemming from the altercation. The teen stated that Morant and Pack both punched him.

Morant, 23, will serve a 25-game suspension to begin the 2023-24 season for off-court behavior related to two videos where he was brandishing a firearm.

–Field Level Media

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