Ja Morant finished the loss with 23 points, two rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block while shooting 10/25 from the field and 2/6 from the three-point range in 40 minutes of playing time. Many people reacted to his performance on social media.

On April 21, a Shelby County Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit against Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, ruling that he cannot be sued by the teenager he struck during a pickup basketball game at his Eads residence.