The Memphis Grizzlies shocked everyone by taking down the Golden State Warriors in their play-in game. Now they’re facing the Utah Jazz. Yet it turns out they’re actually facing two opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Jazz and racist Jazz fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Game 2 of their first-round playoff series, Jazz fans spewed racist comments at the parents of Grizzlies’ star, Ja Morant. The fans were banned indefinitely by the Jazz after Utah’s 141-129 victory, but the damage was done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I know heckling,” said Ja’s father, Tee Morant, to ESPN<\/a>. “We were doing that the whole game. But that’s different than heckling. That’s straight-up disrespectful. That was too far out of line. You don’t say nothing like that heckling. That’s beyond heckling.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ja rightfully came to his family’s defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “My family should be able cheer for me & my teammates without getting inappropriate s**t said to them.” tweeted Ja<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ja also came to the defense of the Jazz’s fanbase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “My family told me they felt the love from all the other jazz fans who were around them,” tweeted Morant<\/a>. “even bought each other drinks with a few. Those 3 just went too far.”<\/p>