Judge rules Ja Morant acted in self-defense against teen

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Judge rules Ja Morant acted in self-defense against teen

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge ruled that Grizzlies’ guard Ja Morant acted in self-defense when he punched a teenager at his home, according to court documents.

Shelby County Circuit Judge, Carol Chumney, ruled that Morant “enjoys a presumption of civil immunity” under Tennessee’s self-defense immunity statute and that the burden of proof shifts to Holloway and his legal team to prove that Morant didn’t act in self-defense.

The ruling was made on Monday and came after a civil immunity hearing that took place in December 2023.

During that hearing, Morant testified that he “swung first” at Joshua Holloway, who was then 17, to “protect himself” during an altercation in July 2022.

Holloway filed a lawsuit accusing Morant of assault in September of the same year.

Reports say the altercation stemmed from a pickup basketball game. Holloway was allegedly frustrated by losing several games and was accused of throwing the ball at Morant’s face during a check-ball situation.

Morant then claimed that he and Holloway stepped towards each other and he gave the teenager the chance to say that he did not intend to throw the ball at his face.

Instead, Holloway allegedly “squared up,” bumped into Morant’s chest, and got ready to fight. That is when Morant said he punched the teen.

In a statement to ESPN, Holloway’s attorney Rebecca Adelman expressed disappointment in the ruling, but said that she and her counsel will continue to “advocate for Joshua”.

Morant’s attorneys didn’t immediately respond to ESPN’s request for comment.

A trial was scheduled to begin in late April, but it is expected to continue at a later date.

 

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Thread is unsurprisingly quiet:unimpressed:
It just shows how sports/entertainment move on so quicy. Look at Zion, he almost became an afterthought after his own weight problems.

You got new kids coming into the league every year. Prospects knocking on the doors constantly. You don't grab your chance quick it could end anytime.

I hope next year he gets back into it and start hopping for real :yeshrug:
 

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Thread is unsurprisingly quiet:unimpressed:

Title is inaccurate. The judge did not rule Morant acted in self defense. The judge ruled that Morant, under TN law, is entitled to the presumption of self defense. That means the plaintiffs lawyers carry a higher burden because they must prove that Morant did not act in self defense, vs Morant’s lawyers having to prove that he DID act in self defense. The judge has not made any actual ruling on the facts of the case and whether or not Morant did or did not act in self defense. He just made a ruling on the law. I am not a litigator so take all that with a grain of salt but I’m pretty confident that the jist of my reply is a lot more accurate than the title of this post. Mods should flair this as misleading. [\QUOTE]
 

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Teen is a college basketball player who is probably bigger than Ja. It sounds like he’s some random 14 year old neighbor.

And what a fukking bum if this is true. You’re an aspiring nba player getting invited to one of the biggest nba players homes and you do all that :scust:
 

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Be as loud in your apology as you were in your defaming and clowning of young Ja.

This will go the way (silently) as the Michael Irvin settlement he got against Marriott for that false accusation. crazy how this shyt plays out when Black men are involved.
 

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Kid was looking for a payday so good that he didn't get it. He wasn't injured.

Teen is a college basketball player who is probably bigger than Ja. It sounds like he’s some random 14 year old neighbor.

And what a fukking bum if this is true. You’re an aspiring nba player getting invited to one of the biggest nba players homes and you do all that :scust:

If it's the same kid at Samford he's not. Same height but Ja weighs more.
 

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Kid was looking for a payday so good that he didn't get it. He wasn't injured.



If it's the same kid at Samford he's not. Same height but Ja weighs more.
So about the same size then still
 
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