Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant, in real Michael Jordan fashion, wants the haters to keep the same energy when they play the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of their playoff series.

The Grizzlies lost Game 1 by quite a margin, 130-117, but Morant couldn't care less about the defeat and is not panicking despite the rather poor showing from the team. After all, it is just one game and they still have a full series to play.

As the Grizzlies get all sorts of trash talk and criticisms, though, Morant sent a rather stern warning to the haters with a Jordan video from “The Last Dance.” He posted the clip on Instagram without a caption, but he doesn't need to as Jordan's quote from it says everything in his mind.

 

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“So what, we lost one game. It will be a dog fight tomorrow. But that’s alright, we’ll see if all that trash talking starts when it’s 0-0,” Michael Jordan said in the clip, via Drew Hill of the Daily Memphian.

It looks like all the hate and criticisms have fueled Ja Morant once again, and that's bad news for the Timberwolves. The last thing they want to face is a hungry and motivated Morant, who could give them all kinds of trouble from the start.

Of course Morant needs his game to do the talking, but by the looks of it, the Grizzlies youngster is more than ready.