The league was heading on Thursday with two future superstars at JA Morant and Anthony Edwards, and they certainly didn't disappoint.
The Wolves took it away with a 141-125 victory, but did not before the fight with the Grizzlies in the fourth quarter.
Ants ended the night with 44 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and seven three-pointers, while JA scored 36 points, 6 assists, 1 steal and 5 three-pointers.
After the game, Edwards revealed that Michael Jordan of the Goat was his inspiration for the high score match.
“My trainer C Hines told me that the power was out tonight, so I tried to do that. We were watching and I knew people would love this, and he sent me MJ videos about black people every day. I thought MJ said something like “Why haven’t I shot it yet, if I haven’t shot it yet, would I worry?” ''''
Even though he cooked in the first three quarters, Edwards continued his worrying trend in the final quarter where he didn’t score.
NBA fans appreciated the two games that Dunks played with each other in the best of the two games, and were not banned.
The best reaction to the game is as follows:
JA Morant and Anthony Edwards now pic.twitter.com/z8gm3hdzdv
– NBA Memes (@nbamemes) April 11, 2025
JA now needs more than just grenades to slow down Anthony Edwards
— Kendrick Perkins (@kendrickperkins) April 11, 2025
The NBA should start selling Anthony Edwards against JA Morant, like the Sixers Allen Iverson vs Raptors Vince Carter
Both guys are box office! 🍿
– 73-9 They Lied (@cuffsthelegend) April 11, 2025
JA Morant and Anthony Edwards Masterclass TNT #goodwatch
pic.twitter.com/lcsoxxaskm– BigMem12 (@BigMem12) April 11, 2025
Anthony Edwards: “Where are you from?”
JA: “South Carolina”
Anthony Edwards: “Sh*t sounds weird” pic.twitter.com/pas4ki5gga– Hoop (@hoopmixonly) April 11, 2025
If the league knew Anthony Edwards would be a surpassing shooter, I wonder how shameless the tanks would be in the 2020 NBA Draft
— Wilder Adams (@whatsontapnba) April 11, 2025
Anthony Edwards and Ja Morant pic.twitter.com/zwgqzf4d7l
– Wolf in 6 (@wolvesinvi) April 11, 2025
JA Morant and Anthony Edwards tonight pic.twitter.com/yl3bwylgxy
– NBA Memes (@nbamemes) April 11, 2025
Anthony Edwards tonight pic.twitter.com/fatu6stxlk
– barflaan tedoe🇱🇷 (@the_barftender) April 11, 2025
Ja Morant and Anthony Edwards Trading Basket, IM sits 😭💯 pic.twitter.com/RJM0PELEK7
— Kyrie Center (@kyriecenterig) April 11, 2025
Another title that came out of the Olympics was JA's new three-point celebration. He made his debut earlier this week, and some people think it's controversial because he was fined only by the league for two games last week.
It depicts him throwing a fake grenade and covering his ears, and it seems he will continue to use it.
JA Morant grenade celebrations will be left here pic.twitter.com/hpii0vhczk
– Hoop (@hoopmixonly) April 11, 2025
I'm in the stands after Ja Morant hits A 3
pic.twitter.com/rauct8emtd– Hoop (@hoopmixonly) April 11, 2025
But, Morant explained, maybe Celly doesn't mean everyone's thoughts.
“Listen, this is not your idea,” Ja said via Grind City Media. “I'm saying my words and throwing them there. I'm saying ja. I'm Ja. I'm going to say my words, I'm going to throw them out and then I'm going to stop the noise. That's what I'm doing. That's what I'm doing. So when you see me doing that, that's what I'm doing. What I'm doing, what I'm going to say to the world, back to the noise in the middle, that's my echo.
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