{"id":274822,"date":"2025-04-24T14:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/ja-morant-dodges-penalty-in-lawsuit-over-altercation-with-17-year-old-report\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:45","slug":"ja-morant-dodges-penalty-in-lawsuit-over-altercation-with-17-year-old-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/ja-morant-dodges-penalty-in-lawsuit-over-altercation-with-17-year-old-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Ja Morant dodges penalty in lawsuit over altercation with 17-year old: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4889703\" data-slug-id=\"2489472\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/ja-morant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Ja Morant<\/a> has been at the center of attention over the last couple of seasons thansk to his activities off the court. The former All-Star point guard has faced multiple suspensions for displaying a firearm on video and has been at odds with the NBA over his recent three-point celebrations. Luckily for Morant, a judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Morant filed by a teenager. <\/p>\n<p>A judge in Memphis dismissed the lawsuit, in which the teenager accused Morant of punching him during a pickup game at his parents&#8217; house back in 2022. The judge ruled that Morant acted in self-defense and was within his rights to defend himself. 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