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Tim MacMahonFeb 9, 2025, 12:11 AM ET
- Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009
- Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks
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Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant‘s father was ejected late in the fourth quarter of the team’s 125-112 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder for making repeated “overtly disrespectful statements about the integrity of the officiating crew,” according to a pool report with referee Josh Tiven.
“The fix is in!” Tee Morant shouted from his FedExForum courtside seat immediately before he was ejected, a source who attended the game told ESPN.
Tee Morant leaves the court after his fourth-quarter ejection Saturday night in Memphis, where his son Ja and the Grizzlies fell to the Thunder, 125-112. Petre Thomas-Imagn Images
Tiven, the crew chief, said he was aware that the fan was Morant’s father when he requested that security remove him from his courtside during a dead ball with 2:10 remaining.
“The fan continued to repeat overtly disrespectful statements about the integrity of the officiating crew, so as the Crew Chief I approached security and asked that he be removed,” Tiven told a pool reporter.
The Grizzlies had a 39-21 advantage in free throws attempted, seemingly contradicting Tee Morant’s claims.
