Tee Morant, the father of All-Star guard Ja Morant, was ejected during the Memphis Grizzlies ' 125-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last Saturday. The game was briefly halted with 2:10 remaining in the fourth quarter due to a verbal altercation between Morant and the officiating crew.

Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is out for Wednesday's game against the Clippers. Morant was listed as questionable earlier in the day with knee soreness. Coach Taylor Jenkins said pregame that Morant was a game-time decision, and he was ruled out before tipoff. Morant played in Tuesday night's win over the Phoenix Suns and scored 26 points.

The officiating crew explained why Ja Morant's father Tee Morant was ejected from Saturday's game between the Thunder and Grizzlies.