The Grizzlies evened up the collection towards the Lakers on Wednesday, grabbing an crucial win on their domestic courtroom docket earlier than the collection flips to Los Angeles for Games three and 4.

Ja Morant became unavailable all through the Game 2 victory at the same time as nursing a hand damage he sustained in Game 1. Despite him now no longer suiting up, Morant, and his daughter, had been in attendance for the sport to cheer on Memphis.

After the sport, Morant and his daughter had been interviewed at the courtroom docket, all through which she added his conventional one-liner to the fanatics on the FedEx Forum.

“There’s a parade inside my city, yeah,” said Kaari Morant, who was being held by her father while they stood next to Jaren Jackson Jr.

Morant has made a factor of the usage of that phrase, that is a track lyric from rapper NBA YoungBoy`s track, Fresh Prince of Utah, a mainstay withinside the postgame for the Grizzlies after wins.

Now, his three-year-antique daughter is chiming in, echoing the road from her father after Memphis` vital victory in Game 2.

In Morant`s absence, it turned into Xavier Tillman who led the Grizzlies in scoring, offering 22 factors. Jackson Jr. had 18 factors at the same time as Desmond Bane chipped in 17.

Game three of the collection might be in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 22. The Grizzlies might be hoping Morant might be capable of go back from the damage that stored him sidelined on Wednesday.