'Worst dirty player, big trouble again!' Morant leaves the game due to rough fouls
'Worst dirty player, big trouble again!' Morant leaves the game due to rough fouls
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The worst dirty player in existence has made another big mistake.
The Memphis Grizzlies lost 108-114 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the first round of the NBA Western Conference Playoff in the 2024-2025 season at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, on the 25th (Korea time). The defeat left Memphis with one loss until the playoff elimination with 0-3 overall in the series.
Memphis, which lost two consecutive away games, looked desperate from the beginning of the game. With ace Ja Morant at the center, it easily scored through fast attack, and more importantly, it began to overwhelm Oklahoma City with its invincible defense capability.
In the middle of the second quarter, he led by 29 points to win. Considering the performance of the day, Memphis' victory back home seemed likely. 스포츠토토
However, a major accident happened at this time. Memphis ace Morant was seriously injured. With three minutes left in the second quarter, Morant, who received a pass from Scottie Pippen Jr., attempted a layup shot as Memphis stole the ball and connected it to the fastball. At this point, Oklahoma City's Luenz Dot, who was defending, slipped and caught Morant, who had already jumped, in the air. Morant lost his balance and collapsed, traumatizing the court.
Morant immediately exited the game and headed to the locker room as it appeared to be a serious injury. The Memphis home crowd quickly calmed down as a result of the incident.
Then Oklahoma City's counterattack began. Ace Gilzer-Alexander began to revive in the second half, and Alex Caruso's defense was blinding.
In the end, the 29-point gap was immediately narrowed, and the clutch time was a close contest. Memphis, which lost a clear fixer on Morant, was unable to attack at all in the clutch situation. Oklahoma City came from behind to win in Memphis.
It was a game that showed Oklahoma City's tremendous potential, but the topic was Morant's injury, not Oklahoma City's victory. Calmly, if Morant was not injured, Memphis was in an easy winning game. In other words, Dot's rough foul created this butterfly effect.
The problem is that this is not the first time Dot has committed a rough foul. Dot has already committed rough fouls on many superstars, including James Harden, Luca Doncic, and Paul George. Of course, Dot is already famous as the NBA's worst dirty player. Even fans of his team Oklahoma City have not responded favorably to Dot.
It was a game that could be summarized as "Dot did dot." After the game, Memphis fans and NBA fans reacted very violently to Dot. It is a situation that I fully understand.
In the post-match interview, Dot excused himself. Dot said, "I hope Morant is okay. I was just trying to hustle for the team. It was unfortunate. It was never meant to hurt Morant. Of course, Memphis needs Morant." Dot said that it was not intentional.
Regardless of whether Dot's actions were intentional or accidental, Memphis was hit with Morant's ace at the same time as a game loss. In fact, Dot's ungentlemanly behavior determined the whereabouts of the series.