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Ja Morant and Kendrick Perkins likely won't be sending each other holiday greeting cards this year. The Memphis Grizzlies point guard responded to the ESPN's commentator's discussion about the network's coverage of the player and team with a post on social media:
More on Ja Morant Kendricks Perkins say he doesn’t fu*k with Ja Morant ? “You fu*k up, not only do that make you look bad, that made me look bad. They recognized you because of me speaking highly of you.
Kendrick Perkins is no stranger to feuds with people in the NBA and Ja Morant is the latest star to take issue with the ESPN analyst. It doesn’t matter if it’s Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal on Inside the NBA or his former team in the Boston Celtics or former teammates like Kevin Durant.
Ja Morant clapped back at the former NBA star, Kendrick Perkins, who brought back the Grizzlies star's off-court trouble in a podcast.
In a nail-biting thriller at the Footprint Center on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, Ja Morant etched his name into the highlight reel by sinking a clutch 11-foot jumper with just 7.6 seconds left, propelling the Memphis Grizzlies to a 114-113 victory over the Phoenix Suns and extending their dominance with a sixth straight win over their Western Conference rivals.