Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Ja Morant has already been one of the NBA's best rookies this season. But with one singular play on Friday night, the Memphis Grizzlies guard could have etched his name permanently into NBA history—or at least into the minds of NBA fans.
In the first quarter of Memphis' eventual 114-107 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Morant tried leaping over All-Star power forward Kevin Love. The explanation for attempting the slam was simple. "He was in the way," the No. 2 pick in the 2019 draft said.
Love took to Twitter immediately after the game, writing, "Ja almost ended my professional career with this dunk.