Ja Morant was fined $35,000 for inappropriate language toward a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection Wednesday.

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been fined $35,000 for confronting and directing inappropriate language toward a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection, Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operation, announced.

Ja Morant

Ja  Morant
Ja  Morant
MIN: 33.13
PTS: 28.21 (54.58%)
REB: 6.37
As: 7.32
ST: 1.05
BL: 0.26
TO: 3.79
GM: 19

Morant was assessed a technical foul and ejected with 1:22 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Grizzlies' 109-101 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Nov. 30 at Target Center.

The 23-year-old star guard is averaging 28.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 7.3 assists over 19 games this season.

Last season he made the All-Star team for the first time in his four-year career. He was NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2019-20 season.

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Ja Morant

Ja  Morant
Team: Memphis Grizzlies
Position: PG
Age: 23
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 79 kg
Birth place: South Carolina, United States of America