NBA stars Ja Morant and Klay Thompson traded personal insults after an incident Saturday night in Dallas.
In a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks, Santi Aldama of the Grizzlies tripped Cooper Flagg of the Mavericks as Flagg, the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft, was running back downcourt.
Thompson - along with Flagg and Dallas coach Jason Kidd - objected and Thompson got in the face of Aldama and the two had to be separated.
After the Grizzlies won the game 102-96, Morant, in street clothes with a right calf strain, confronted Thompson as the teams were dispersing from the court.
“You a bum now," Morant was seen telling Thompson, a four-time NBA champion and five-time NBA All-Star now averaging 10.1 points for the 5-13 Mavericks.
Asked post-game what Morant

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