Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant publicly responded to ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins after Perkins made personal comments about their relationship during a podcast appearance, which sparked a social media exchange between the two basketball figures.

Ja Morant responded directly to Kendrick Perkins’ recent comments with a pointed social media post. “you da reason for my notoriety perk? come on dawg . 😂 you showing em why ion fw yo kind,” the Grizzlies guard wrote on his X account. This marked Morant’s first public response to the analyst’s claims about their relationship deteriorating.

The Memphis star’s reply came after Perkins appeared on the Out The Mud podcast with former Grizzlies players Tony Allen and Zach Randolph. During the conversation, Perkins revealed the current state o

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