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Ja Morant Insists New Celebration Isn’t Grenade Throw, Offers Hilarious Explanation

Ja Morant blocking out the noise. No, not the noise you’re thinking of. | NBA on TNT

Ja Morant is very creative on the basketball court, but there's reason to believe he's even more creative off it. Morant debuted a new three-point celebration two nights ago which sure looked like someone pretending to throw a grenade. Since this came days after the NBA fined him for a finger gun celebration that he continued to do after they told him to stop, well, it kind of made sense.

Morant was asked about the celebration by Grind City Media's Michael Wallace, who appeared on The Gary Parrish Show on Thursday. According to Wallace, in Morant's words, he's "just being Ja." Wallace said that Morant told him, "I made a decision with everything that has gone on. Everything that I've gone through, to be myself first and foremost. And then secondly, to block out the noise."

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