Ja Morant is countersuing the teenager who accused him of assault during a pickup basketball game at the the Memphis Grizzlies star's home, according to a Shelby County Circuit Court filing made Wednesday.
The filing, over 100 pages in length, says Morant is the victim of slander, battery and assault. Citing 16 different headlines and various social media posts, Morant's attorneys say the 23-year-old is asking for unspecified compensatory damages for harm to his career.
“The repetition and amplification of Counter-Defendant’s lies spread like wildfire,” the filing from Morant’s counsel said.
The teenager, Joshua Holloway, sued him over an altercation that occurred last summer. In March, the Washington Post reported that Holloway told police Morant punched him 12 or 13 times during a pickup basketball game at the point guard's house. He claimed Morant and a friend hit him so hard it left a "large knot" on the side of his head. He also alleged that after the assault, Morant went into his home and re-emerged with his hand on a gun.
Morant's countersuit says that he holds pickup games for talented young players at his family home as part of his "investment in Memphis," aiding the reputation his lawyers say he has worked to build.
“Probably, these false allegations were meant to make up for the fact the counter defendant and not Mr. Morant, started a fight and threatened to use a gun," the filing says.
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