During the third quarter of the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Boston Celtics, Ja Morant elevated for a reverse dunk on Kristaps Porzingis that surprised a lot of people. The reason people may have been surprised was because a few days ago, Morant told the media he was done dunking.
So the bug question is, what led to Morant pulling out a dunk this time? Well, he had an answer for everybody after the game.
“I felt like if I didn't, Porzingis was going to block it,” Morant said. “I really wanted to go to the reverse, but hey, another one.”
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If that was the case, then we'll be seeing plenty more dunks from Morant in the future because people are going to want to block his shot, especially if they're anticipating a layup.
Ja Morant explains why he's done dunking
After their game against the Dallas Mavericks during the week, Ja Morant was on a fastbreak, but instead of doing a highlight reel dunk, he just went up for a simple two-handed flush. After the game, Morant explained why he didn't decide to dunk.
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“I'm not trying to dunk at all,” Morant said after the game via ESPN's Tim MacMahon. “Y'all think I'm lying. I'm dead serious.
“Sometimes I get knocked out the air and [a foul] don't get called, and now I'm out longer than what I'm supposed to be. Sometimes, the foul might get called; I still hit the floor, but after the game, you might feel that little fall. So I just pick and choose, man. Hey, two points is two points. I get it done. That's all that matters.”
Morant has suffered a few injuries over the past two seasons that have kept him out for a long period of time, so if it's in his best interest to stop dunking all the time, it makes sense.