Grizzlies' Ja Morant breaks silence with NSFW response to Desmond Bane trade

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Billy Heyen
Grizzlies' Ja Morant breaks silence with NSFW response to Desmond Bane trade image

Ja Morant couldn't believe it.

He thought it was fake.

Or to quote Morant more directly from his comments to the Memphis Commercial-Appeal newspaper: "I thought the s— was was fake, honestly."

He's talking about the Desmond Bane trade to the Orlando Magic, a move that moved Memphis a step away from contention.

The Grizzlies got first-round ammunition back, but Morant's backcourt partner is gone.

“I got the message from Des," Morant told the Commercial-Appeal. "... It’s best for both sides. Des is going to a very talented Orlando team. I feel like he’s the piece that they’ve been missing.” 

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Morant clearly wants to see Bane do well, and he probably will. Playing with Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner in Orlando, Bane should help the Magic contend near the top of the East.

It's just a bummer for Morant, who will have to move forward on a lesser team and try to challenge for a playoff spot in a brutally tough West.

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