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Subpoena issued for Ja Morant to testify in civil lawsuit

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Subpoenas have been issued for Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant and members of his family to appear and testify in an upcoming court hearing for a civil lawsuit in Memphis, according to court filings obtained by ESPN.

The lawsuit dates back more than a year and accuses Morant of assaulting a teenager during a pickup basketball game at Morant's home outside Memphis in July 2022.

An immunity hearing is scheduled to begin Dec. 11 at the Shelby County Circuit Court in Memphis, where lawyers for Morant seeking to dismiss the case will argue that he was acting in self-defense for punching Joshua Holloway, then 17, after Holloway hit Morant in the chin with a basketball.