It’s safe to say Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies got the last laugh on Tuesday night.
While the Timberwolves were cruising all game long, they made sure the Grizzlies heard about it.
At first, it was noted irritant Patrick Beverley who tried using the “too small” hand gesture when he made a floater over Morant down the stretch of the game.
Patrick Beverley and Ja Morant with the “too small” celebration back to back. 😂 pic.twitter.com/9k5TZSLZC0
— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) April 27, 2022
Then, after hitting a huge three late in the fourth quarter, Karl-Anthony Towns made the mistake of “shushing” the crowd — indicating that the game was over.
Somebody tell Karl-Anthony Towns I just wanna revisit this pic.twitter.com/3AePGK7pGr
— Create A Way Out (@CLonzellVisuals) April 27, 2022
All over the web, Patrick Beverly, Karl-Anthony Towns and the rest of the Timberwolves were trolled when Ja Morant hit a game-winning lay-in with one second remaining.
KARL ANTHONY TOWNS HAS DONE IT AGAIN pic.twitter.com/yG3IyW1y6S
— jimmy (@jvmmyx) April 27, 2022
Patrick Beverly changed the entire course of the game at this moment pic.twitter.com/uRoOK8Q974
— Bryson🐻 (@BrysonWright3) April 27, 2022
Patrick Beverly when he knocks Ja Morant to the floor for no reason pic.twitter.com/mjKymy8YFk
— Russ (@beanboij) April 27, 2022
Only a generational choke artist like Karl Anthony Towns would shush the crowd just to lose https://t.co/gotzFmMMD0
— Pugnail (@Pugnail) April 27, 2022
Karl Anthony Towns needs to learn how to win a game before giving the shush noise with 11 minutes to go in the 4th. #MEMvsMIN
— Adam (@05cuffy) April 27, 2022
The Memphis Grizzlies are 2-0 when Patrick Beverley does this to Ja Morant pic.twitter.com/DTVePkZknA
— Connor Dunning (@CDunning929) April 27, 2022
Despite looking pretty stupid in Game 5, the Timberwolves will still have time to right the ship.
They’ll now head to Minnesota down 3-2 in the series, needing a serious rally to force a Game 7 and keep the series alive.
However, it’s clear they awakened a beast by trying to get under Ja Morant’s skin on Tuesday night. The superstar finished with 30 points to go along with 13 rebounds and nine assists.
Next game, Patrick Beverley and Karl-Anthony Towns should focus more on their on-court performance rather than the gestures that have come back to bite them throughout the series.
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