Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant defended his city against Stephen A. Smith's safety concerns, declaring his intention to remain while questioning negative media narratives.

Stephen A. Smith alleged NBA players are afraid of playing in Memphis, and Ja Morant took that personally. ESPN’s First Take was breaking down whether the Memphis Grizzlies trading Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic signals it’s time to similarly move on from Morant.

Ja Morant: talkin bout the grizz more than the finals wit these 梨 ahh sources. Instead of focusing on the performances we seen from jdub/shai , tj/siakam, how this series is going