There have been many controversies surrounding the NBA All-Star voting results, and Grizzlies’ Ja Morant is at the center of the latest one.
After finding out he was not selected as a Western Conference All-Star reserve, he responded on Twitter with a simple one-word statement…
damn..
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) February 23, 2021
Morant has every reason to feel disrespected. He’s having a pretty good season, posting 19.1 points and 7.9 assists for the 10th place Grizzlies. Still, some fans find that notion ridiculous — with one Twitter user going so far as to call Ja “crazy” for daring to think he got snubbed.
Stop being crazy. You ain’t no all star. You weren’t even in consideration. Which guard you making it over? Fox and booker both didn’t make it, neither did derozan and they are all Better than you
— dj (@lamin_c11) February 23, 2021
In the comment section, fans were pretty split on whether or not Morant is deserving enough.
https://twitter.com/KobesBurner_v2/status/1364360842184040452
Yeah man
I can't believe they did not selected Devin Booker
That's sucks man
— WILL NBA¹³ (@WillsmithNBA_br) February 23, 2021
you know damn well you would’ve made it if you ain’t get injured, use that energy for a playoff push now👀
— Basketball Fan Guy (@jtlapo) February 23, 2021
No way u thought you’d actually get in bruh…
— AVI (@staymeloooo) February 23, 2021
https://twitter.com/CanadaBraedon/status/1364359990824337409
It’s crazy how half the guys saying you didn’t deserve being a all star either voted for you or was fans this whole time. All imma say is I thought you deserved it but the roster was very guard heavy this year. It’s good bro just keep working
— …$haq (@smShaq_) February 24, 2021
They ridinnnn Zion😭 how you not an all star bro
— Sam (@Sam5t_Val) February 24, 2021
Statistically, Ja certainly looks like an All-Star. But, when you look at just how loaded the Western Conference backcourt is, it makes sense he didn’t get in.
Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, and Chris Paul are all more deserving — and the same can be said for Devin Booker.
In the end, the West is just too good, and Morant just didn’t do enough to warrant replacing someone else.
Still, it doesn’t mean he can’t be upset about it.
