Ja Morant sued after allegedly hitting teenager at Tennessee home basketball game
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Ja Morant has been sued, TMZ Sports has learned...after he was allegedly involved in attacking a minor during a July basketball game at his Tennessee home.
The lawsuit was filed in Shelby County in September. Court records show the case has since been sealed, but we've learned it all stems from a July 26 incident at the NBA superstar's residence in Eads, Tennessee.
According to police documents, a 17-year-old - who filed a lawsuit on Sept. 9 - told cops he was playing a basketball game with Morant at home...when the two ended up in a verbal altercation.
The plaintiff, according to the documents, said the argument escalated and he threw a basketball at Morant, "accidentally" hitting him in the face. The teenager said the Grizzlies point guard then approached him, rested his chin on his shoulder and asked a passerby "Should I do this to him?" The teenager says Morant then punched him "with a clenched fist, knocking him to the ground".
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According to the documents, the 17-year-old said Morant 'continued to pin him down while he was on the ground' - and claims another man intervened and started hitting him as well.< /p>
Documentation officers say they noticed the teenager had "a big knot" on his head.
In the docs, cops say Morant told them he punched the teen, but insisted he was acting in self-defense. Morant said the plaintiff threw the ball at him "intentionally" during the argument, then "started approaching him like he wanted to fight".
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Ja Morant has been sued, TMZ Sports has learned...after he was allegedly involved in attacking a minor during a July basketball game at his Tennessee home.
The lawsuit was filed in Shelby County in September. Court records show the case has since been sealed, but we've learned it all stems from a July 26 incident at the NBA superstar's residence in Eads, Tennessee.
According to police documents, a 17-year-old - who filed a lawsuit on Sept. 9 - told cops he was playing a basketball game with Morant at home...when the two ended up in a verbal altercation.
The plaintiff, according to the documents, said the argument escalated and he threw a basketball at Morant, "accidentally" hitting him in the face. The teenager said the Grizzlies point guard then approached him, rested his chin on his shoulder and asked a passerby "Should I do this to him?" The teenager says Morant then punched him "with a clenched fist, knocking him to the ground".
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According to the documents, the 17-year-old said Morant 'continued to pin him down while he was on the ground' - and claims another man intervened and started hitting him as well.< /p>
Documentation officers say they noticed the teenager had "a big knot" on his head.
In the docs, cops say Morant told them he punched the teen, but insisted he was acting in self-defense. Morant said the plaintiff threw the ball at him "intentionally" during the argument, then "started approaching him like he wanted to fight".
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