Ja Morant is officially back.
On Tuesday night, Morant returned from a 25-game suspension stemming from social media videos in which he was seen holding a gun.
In his return, Morant scored 34 points, including 14 points in the fourth quarter and the game-winning shot.
Ja Morant. Game. pic.twitter.com/NQXxi2XGFR
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob)
While making his way to the locker room after the game, Morant yelled, “I kept receipts too.”
“I kept receipts, too.” – Ja Morant pic.twitter.com/NksfPhsbrp
— Michael C. Wright (@mikecwright)
In his postgame interview, Morant spoke about what it was like playing in his first game back from suspension.
“I’m a dog, I put work in day out, I’ve been putting work in, I haven’t played a game in eight months, had a lot of time to learn my life, a lot of hard days that I went through it but basketball is my life, it’s what I love it’s therapeutic, I’m just excited to be back.”
Morant also explained the final play of the game.
“Call 12… that’s the play I wanted to run right there, they believed in me…I actually wanted to go to “Trip” in the post but they told me no, so I had to deliver for ’em”
"I'm a dog!" – Ja Morant on his return to the NBA winning the game at the buzzer for The Grizzlies!
pic.twitter.com/cg7Tc0Sd5o
— TNT Sports (@tntsports)
The post Ja Morant Yells ‘I Kept Receipts’ After Hitting Game-Winning Shot In First Game Back From Suspension appeared first on BroBible.