Austin Rivers: “It was a tough one for Ja to get into it with him, because people are like, ‘Yo, you’re saying he’s a bum now?’ It’s like, Ja—Klay’s given everything he’s got already. He’s playing for the love of the game. This is all icing on the cake for Klay. Anything Klay Thompson does from here on out is added to an already cemented legacy. YouTube | Nov. 27, 2025

SiriusXM NBA Radio: “It’s all good when you’re playing, but Ja [Morant] wasn’t even in a jersey” 2x Warriors Champ David West weighs in on the Klay vs. Ja back-and-forth @TermineRadio | @SamMitchellNBA x.com | Nov. 27, 2025

Law Murray: The Memphis Grizzlies report that Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke, Ty Jerome, Scotty Pippen Jr., and Javon Small will all remain out for Black Friday at LA, but rest of roster is available. x.com | Nov. 27, 2025

Following an argument with Grizzlies head coach Tuomas Iisalo and a one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team, rival NBA executives circled like vultures conducting due diligence to see if the Ja Morant era in Memphis was nearing an end.  However, Grizzlies executive Zach Kleiman declined trade inquiries on Morant then and has since, for the time being, league sources told HoopsHype.  HoopsHype | Nov. 26, 2025

Marc Stein: “What I think is really happening here, in the grand scheme — and I already mentioned Ja Morant in Memphis — is that Trae Young is now in a similar position. He’s out in Atlanta, and the Hawks have been winning some games without him. Remember, this summer the two sides could have engaged in contract extension talks, but they didn’t. The Hawks made it clear to Trae Young’s camp that they weren’t interested in an extension before the season. They wanted this season to play out. Around the league, these three guards — LaMelo Ball, Ja Morant, and Trae Young — are being grouped together in the eyes of a lot of executives. Maybe they aren’t available right now, as we speak but these are players teams are anticipating could be available between now and the trade deadline on February 5th. And again, all three of these guys have been All-Stars. YouTube | Nov. 24, 2025

“It was really just running his mouth, and he’s been running his mouth for a long time,” Thompson said. “It’s funny to run your mouth when you’re on the bench. It’s kind of the story of his career so far, just leaving us wanting more. “We all want to see him out there and do his best, but he’s just been letting a lot of other stuff get in the way of that. We need that in the NBA. We need our best players to be out there, and when you’re a star, it comes with a great responsibility. I hate to see that go to waste.” ESPN | Nov. 23, 2025

After Morant and Thompson had their exchange, Morant walked over to Grizzlies guard Cam Spencer during the team broadcast’s postgame on-court interview and took a jab at Thompson, who had a season-high 22 points in the loss but missed a potential tying 3-pointer with 20.6 seconds remaining. “Tell him who the best shooter in the house was,” Morant said to Spencer. “It wasn’t bro from Golden State.” Thompson described Morant’s on-court comments as “nothing of intelligent depth,” and then alluded to the off-court issues, suspensions and injuries that have marred Morant’s career since he made consecutive All-Star appearances in 2022 and 2023. ESPN | Nov. 23, 2025

Hoop Central: Klay Thompson & Ja Morant exchanging words. ?? Twitter | Nov. 23, 2025