Tennessee
Tennessee judge finds NBA star Ja Morant punched a teenager in self-defense: ‘If you start a fight, then you should be ready to finish it’
The judge found “a provocateur generally cannot invoke self-defense," citing former NBA player Mike Miller's testimony that the teenager hit Morant in the face with a basketball.
Ja Morant acted in self-defense when a teenager accused the two-time NBA All-Star of punching him during a pickup game at the home of the Memphis Grizzlies guard’s parents in 2022, a judge has ruled.
Shelby County Court Circuit Judge Carol Chumney ci... [2925 chars]