Look: Ja Morant's Trolling Backfires En Route To Loss

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Ja Morant will need to be a little more careful the next time he tries to troll someone.

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Morant, who is a star with the Memphis Grizzlies, decided to troll Sacramento Kings shooting guard Malik Monk with the game on the line.

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Monk was up one point on the free throw line with the Kings when Morant came up to him and said "don't miss."

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Monk made sure that didn't happen and hit both free throws to cut the lead to three.

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Morant had a chance to tie the game on the other end of the floor and missed his first free throw.

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Sometimes, it's best to keep quiet and Morant probably learned that lesson after this game was over.

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The Grizzlies fell to 10–8 overall with the loss, even though Morant led the team in scoring with 34 points.

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They will be back in action on Friday against the New Orleans Pelicans.

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