Ja Morant involved in mall altercation last summer
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant warms up before a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Dec. 7, 2022. Morant was involved in an altercation at Wolfchase Galleria in Memphis that prompted a police inquiry. (Brandon Dill/AP Photo file)
Morant and up to nine people came to the mall after the mother of someone in Morant’s group was involved in a verbal confrontation with a Finish Line employee, according to the police report. Mall security asked Morant to leave the parking lot, and the incident escalated.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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