Ja Morant Calls Out Jordan Poole After Injury: "Broke The Code"

BYCole Blake11.3K Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
Justin Ford / Getty Images
Jordan Poole, Ja Morant
Ja Morant called out Jordan Poole on Twitter after being injured on Saturday.

Ja Morant came at Jordan Poole on Twitter after being injured during the Golden State Warriors' 142-112 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semi-finals on Saturday night. In a since-deleted tweet, Morant shared a video of Poole pulling on his knee as he was injured.

"Broke the code," Morant captioned the video, quoting Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who claimed that Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks “broke the code” during a play that led to Gary Payton II suffering an elbow injury.

Justin Ford / Getty Images

The head coach of the Grizzlies, Taylor Jenkins, seemed to be in agreement with Morant after the game.

“He was going after a dribble and Jordan Poole grabbed his knee and yanked it,” Jenkins told reporters when asked about the play. “I’m going to be very curious to see what happens after that.”

Poole, on the other hand, claimed his move to be a basketball play and says he hopes for the best for Morant.

“We doubled him, I hit the ball and I was going for the ball and obviously you don’t want to see anybody get hurt,” Poole said. “I’m not even that type of player. I respect everybody. So obviously, hopefully, he gets better. … I don’t even play like that, that’s not my type of game.”

The injury occurred late in the fourth quarter. Morant finished with 34 points, three rebounds, and seven assists.

The Warriors now hold a 2-1 series lead over the Grizzlies. Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday night.

Check out Morant's since-deleted tweet below.


[Via]


About The Author
Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
...