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After the intense flare-up that occurred between Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris during the Miami Heat-Denver Nuggets showdown on Monday night, punishments from the league were a foregone conclusion. The NBA released its verdict a day after the incident, with the Nuggets star getting slapped with a one-game suspension without pay for shoving Morris. The […]

Miami Heat talisman Jimmy Butler was the most heated man on the court after the scuffle between Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris. Butler was caught on video jawing at Jokic right after the incident and it looked like he really wanted to inflict some pain on the reigning league MVP for his role in the […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic could be facing a suspension from the NBA after his cheap shot of Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris. However, while Jokic’s shove from behind was uncalled for, he was retaliating to a rather dirty play by Morris himself. ESPN NBA analyst Richard Jefferson made sure to point this out in his […]

On a night when Stephen Curry dropped 50 points, it was the skirmish between Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris towards the end of Heat-Nuggets that dominated headlines on Tuesday night. With the Heat trailing by 17 points in the final few minutes, Keef dealt a hard foul against the Joker at center court. The Nuggets […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s brothers have come to his defense after an altercation with Miami Heat sharpshooter Markieff Morris. His brother, Marcus, fired a shot at the Joker late on Monday night with a cryptic tweet: Waited till bro turned his back smh. NOTED ✍🏾 — Marcus Morris (@MookMorris2) November 9, 2021 Then the […]

Things got heated between Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and Miami Heat veteran Markieff Morris on Monday night, with Jokic delivering a cheap shot to Morris after the Heat veteran gave the Nuggets center an aggressive bump as he dribbled the ball up the court. While Morris’ contact against Jokic was unnecessary, Jokic’s shove of […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic admitted he feels bad for what he did to Markieff Morris during Monday’s game against the Miami Heat. Late in the fourth quarter of the contest, Jokic shoved Morris with a shoulder into the back, causing the Heat forward to fall in pain. It came after Morris crashed on the […]

Nikola Jokic getting ejected from a game is as rare as undercooked steak, that’s why it came as a surprise to many that the Denver Nuggets star was tossed out of their match against the Miami Heat on Monday night. Jokic and Heat forward Markieff Morris got entangled late in the fourth quarter as they […]

The Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets game was headed for a blowout win in favor of the Mile High squad, but a dominant performance turned ugly late in the fourth quarter thanks to Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris. With a few minutes remaining and the Nuggets leading by 17, Jokic appeared to ward off a […]

Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris had a few words to say after his team came up with a huge 107-90 win over the visiting Orlando Magic squad. It was a rather physical game and, as we all know, Morris thrives under those circumstances as the former NBA champ has made a name as one of […]

The 2020 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers made its mark in the history of the league for more than a few reasons. The fact that it was held inside an unprecedented bubble is perhaps the biggest storyline among them all, but one of the most comical narratives has got to […]

It seems that not everyone was recently impressed with LeBron James and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers roster, specifically its effort and camaraderie. The fact that the Miami Heat played the Lakers in the 2020 NBA Finals is part of this story. After winning the 2020 NBA title with an impressive performance in […]

Markieff Morris, who helped defeat the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals in the Orlando bubble with the Los Angeles Lakers, has joined the Miami roster. Morris signed with the Heat on Tuesday afternoon, as Miami and Pat Riley continue to fill out their 2022 roster with noticeable speed. Free agent F Markieff Morris […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran big man Markieff Morris wasn’t expecting to be able to watch his twin brother play live in a Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs. But because of the Lakers’ loss to the Phoenix Suns, there he was, cheering on Marcus Morris at Staples Center as the Los Angeles […]

The Los Angeles Lakers-Phoenix Suns first-round series was not short of controversy. Unsurprisingly, Lakers veteran forward Markieff Morris was involved in one of them with the 31-year-old getting into it with Suns governor Robert Sarver over Chris Paul’s shoulder injury. Apparently, Morris and Sarver were involved in a bit of a spat after the latter […]

The Los Angeles Lakers relied on “championship DNA”, crunch-time execution, and increased assertiveness and focus — namely from their two stars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis — to take back home-court advantage from the Phoenix Suns and even their first-round series at 1-1. "It's about championship DNA and we got that." @KingJames talks with @LakersReporter […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers will face off on Friday in a showdown that may end up shaping the Western Conference playoff bracket and could play a significant role in determining the 2020-21 NBA champion. In fact, Anthony Davis called it “the biggest game” of his team’s roller-coaster campaign. The clash at […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ sixth loss in seven games on Sunday—an uninspired 121-114 home defeat to the Toronto Raptors—dropped the defending champions into a three-way tie for the no. 7 seed and inclusion in the polarizing play-in tournament. Things don’t expect to get any easier for the Lakers from now until the […]

Dennis Schroder was the MVP for the Los Angeles Lakers in Saturday’s wacky 127-115 OT victory over the extremely shorthanded Utah Jazz at Staples Center (with fans in attendance, for the second time). Another resilient and gritty win for the short-handed Lakers (despite the Jazz DNPs), 127-115. After giving up the lead late in the […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Markieff Morris was thrown out on Thursday’s game versus the Miami Heat after garnering two technical fouls. Morris left the game with 12 points and three rebounds in 34 minutes of action in Thursday’s loss. This marks the Lakers’ sixth loss without their superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.  In Morris’ […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is a funny guy. So much so that ahead of facing the Los Angeles Lakers, he had some jokes for twins Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris. Per Farbod Esnaashari of Sports Illustrated, Leonard toyed around with his teammate Marcus ahead of their duel with the Lakers., warning that he’d […]

The injury to LeBron James in Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks has been the talk of the NBA world. Specifically, LeBron’s Lakers teammates were among those to talk about the injury. Most echoed the sentiments you expect to see from teammates whose star goes down with an injury. Kyle Kuzma and LeBron himself repeated […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Markieff Morris and Houston Rockets center DeMarcus Cousins have each been fined after engaging in a bit of a scuffle in Sunday’s game between the two teams. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Morris has been fined $35,000 for his role, while Cousins has been fined $10,000. Lakers‘ Markieff Morris ($35,000) […]

Tempers flared early in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets game at the Toyota Center on Sunday. The team’s two respective temperamental players, Markieff Morris and DeMarcus Cousins, got into a heated shoving match that almost turned ugly. With under three minutes left in the opening period, Morris sent Rockets winger Jae’Sean […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had a front-row seat as they watched their heated rivals Los Angeles Lakers receive their 2020 championship rings at the Staples Center on Tuesday. While it’s understandable that Clippers players were pretty peeved before tip-off of their season opener, it was the complete opposite for Marcus Morris. The Clippers forward was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made a number of high-profile moves this offseason. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka acquired point guard Dennis Schroder and signed Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell. Los Angeles finessed extra cap space to sign veteran big Marc Gasol, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope inked a three-year deal to return to the […]

It’s a known fact that Los Angeles Lakers forward Markieff Morris shares an awful lot of things with his twin brother, Marcus Morrus. Apart from having identical tattoos on their respective bodies, it was revealed that the Morris twins are still sharing one bank account even to this day. Marcus recently confirmed these claims on […]

With an NBA title on his resume, Markieff Morris expected some pretty hefty deals from different teams. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as expected given a dampened free-agent market. However, more than financial concerns, a new report revealed that it was Anthony Davis who pulled Morris back to the Los Angeles Lakers. According to Brad Turner […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson is thrilled general manager Rob Pelinka decided to re-sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Markieff Morris, who were both unrestricted free agents this offseason. Johnson, who used to be the Lakers’ president of basketball operations, took to Twitter to react to Caldwell-Pope and Morris coming back to Los Angeles. I’m so […]

Markieff Morris and the Los Angeles Lakers have elected to run it back in efforts to repeat for a championship. Morris re-signed with the Lakers on Monday to a veteran-minimum, two-year deal, according to The Athletic‘s Shams Charania. Morris went on Twitter to express his gratitude in having the opportunity to contend once more for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came out on top of the recent tug-of-war involving the Los Angeles Clippers in an effort to secure the services of forward Markieff Morris. He is reportedly re-signing with the reigning NBA champions on a one-year minimum deal, as per The Athletic‘s Shams Charania. https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1330926095722573828 Morris then took to Twitter to […]

The two Hallway rivals in the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers are both jockeying for position in a bid to secure the services of forward Markieff Morris for next season, as per the New York Times‘ Marc Stein. Both the Lakers and the Clippers are trying to sign Markieff Morris, league sources […]

Marc Gasol will be playing for either the Toronto Raptors or Los Angeles Lakers next season, according to Sham Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Gasol was considering the Dallas Mavericks in recent days as well before narrowing his choices down to two. The Raptors are making a hard press to retain Gasol in efforts […]

Once the Los Angeles Lakers re-sign superstar big man Anthony Davis, general manager Rob Pelinka will turn his attention to Dwight Howard and Markieff Morris. Both Howard and Morris will become unrestricted free agents once the 2020 free agency period begins. According to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times, the Lakers are interested in […]

For the first time in a decade, the Los Angeles Lakers are NBA champions, doing it on the strength of their All-Stars LeBron James, who was named as the Finals MVP, and Anthony Davis. But they weren’t the only reason why the Lakers won the franchise’s 17th championship. Throughout the season and playoffs, Los Angeles […]

The Los Angeles Lakers‘ Markieff Morris committed the key turnover in the final minute of Friday night’s Game 5 loss to the Miami Heat. After Jimmy Butler sank two free throws with 16.8 seconds remaining to put the Heat up 109-108, the Lakers, after a timeout, ran a pick-and-roll with LeBron James as the lead […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Markieff Morris could have a hard time sleeping tonight. He committed a highly crucial blunder in the dying seconds of Game 5 of the NBA Finals, allowing the Miami Heat to escape with a pulsating 111-108 victory and keep their flatlining hopes alive. With only 16.8 seconds left in the fourth […]

It was a nail-bitter in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, as the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a 111-108 defeat at the hands of the Miami Heat, who themselves have cut down the series deficit to 3-2. Interestingly, this is L.A.’s first ever loss while sporting the Black Mamba jerseys in honor of the late, […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Markieff Morris has a reputation for being a tough guy around the league, but Miami Heat forward Jae Crowder doesn’t care one bit. In the second quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Lakers and Heat, Morris approached his head coach Frank Vogel on the sidelines for […]