Ja Morant's first game back after the Memphis Grizzlies suspended him for conduct detrimental to the team didn't exactly go as planned. Morant scored 20 points and dished out 10 assists, but shot just 5 of 16 from the floor and turned the ball over five times in a 114-106 home loss to the Detroit Pistons . That dropped Memphis to 3-5, the last three losses having come in a row as part of the ongoing drama surrounding Morant, who called out his coaching staff following Friday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers .
With an absolutely brutal schedule stretch coming and several key players still injured, the Grizzlies really need to unite if they're going to seize control of their season. While Morant didn't explicitly fan the flames in his first public comments since the suspension, he di

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