Last year, the Grizzlies came onto the scene as a rising power in the Western Conference, earning the No. 2 seed in the NBA playoffs. Memphis developed a budding rivalry with the Warriors, and the team has produced a tough culture that gets under the opponent’s skin.
However, as the Grizzlies have continued to play with that kind of attitude, more people in and out of the league have started to view them differently. Star point guard Ja Morant recently fueled his team’s villainous status by saying the Grizzlies are the team to beat in the Western Conference this season.
Now, Morant says he believes observers on social media have turned against Memphis and that the Grizzlies are the most hated team in the league.
