<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/lakers-lebron-james-markieff-morris.jpg"></figure><h1>Markieff Morris agrees to deal with Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-03T15:38:04-07:00">August 3rd, 3:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-03T15:50:59-07:00">August 3rd, 3:50pm</time><address><a>Matthew Zemek</a>Matt Zemek has written for various sports websites and publications since 2001. He was the editor of the NBA site Crossover Chronicles in the 2016 NBA season. He was a contributing editor to the now-defunct site FanRag Sports in 2017. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>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.</p><p>Morris signed with the Heat on Tuesday afternoon, as Miami and Pat Riley continue <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-heat-are-front-runners-for-kyle-lowry-20-hours-before-free-agency/">to fill out</a> their 2022 roster <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1422685273100587013">with noticeable speed.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent F Markieff Morris is finalizing a deal with the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1422685273100587013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Morris is agreeing to a one-year deal with the Heat, source tells ESPN. <a href="https://t.co/CHhQNXj5TD" target="_blank">https://t.co/CHhQNXj5TD</a></p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1422687190073679873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Markieff Morris was a key cog for the Lakers in their 2020 Finals battle with the Heat. The Lakers recently re-acquired Dwight Howard, another valuable piece to the puzzle in their 2020 title run, but they didn’t hang onto Morris.</p><p>Another interesting plot twist related to this move from the Lakers to the Heat is that earlier on Tuesday, the Lakers acquired Kendrick Nunn from Miami.</p><p>The Heat and Lakers are both pursuing veteran free-agent help. Miami’s main free-agent acquisitions are Kyle Lowry and P.J. Tucker. Morris joins the supporting cast as another veteran with 10 or more years of NBA service. The Lakers, in addition to Dwight Howard, have brought in Carmelo Anthony, Trevor Ariza, Wayne Ellington, and Kent Bazemore.</p><p>Which veteran-oriented roster reconstruction reflects better team-building? Most NBA experts would say that the Heat are a much clearer winner in free agency to this point in time, chiefly because of Kyle Lowry. Yet, the Lakers and Rob Pelinka received considerable criticism for bringing Dwight Howard back for the 2020 season, and yet that move worked out far better than many people expected. The Lakers’ addition of Rajon Rondo that year also worked like a charm, so even though the Lake Show is receiving criticism right now, the memory of the 2020 season offers a reminder that LeBron James can make odd pieces fit because of his skill and leadership.</p><p>All that aside, Markieff Morris — if he is to be part of another Lakers-Heat Finals — will have to do so from the Miami side of the equation next spring. It will be fascinating to see if Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler can get him and the rest of the Miami roster on the same page in what is a promising season for the organization.</p><p>Stay with ClutchPoints for more on this Miami Heat story and the rest of NBA free agency.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Markieff Morris agrees to deal with Heat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Markieff-Morris_-message-to-Marcus-Morris-during-Clippers_-Game-7-vs.-Mavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers big man Markieff Morris’ message to Marcus Morris during Clippers’ Game 7 vs. Mavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-08T13:51:36-07:00">June 8th, 1:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-08T13:53:05-07:00">June 8th, 1:53pm</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>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 Clippers did battle against the Dallas Mavericks this past Sunday.</p><p>Marcus Morris was one of the heroes for the Clippers in Game 7, erupting for 23 points and hitting seven 3-pointers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-stephen-curry-superpowers-borrowed-by-marcus-morris-in-game-7-vs-mavs/" rel="noopener">becoming only the second player</a> in NBA history to hit seven triples in a Game 7. The Clippers forward got some motivation from his brother in the crowd.</p><p><a href="https://theundefeated.com/features/how-marcus-morris-got-a-lift-from-brother-markieff-morris-in-clippers-game-7-win/" rel="noopener">Via Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated:</a></p><blockquote>“I told him to be ready to shoot. Be mobile,” Markieff Morris said. “You see, he hit seven 3s.”</blockquote><p>Marcus Morris appreciated the love from his Lakers bro:</p><blockquote>“He’s watching it from a basketball mind and showing me stuff, telling me to slow down,” Marcus Morris said. “Just little things that he see during the game, and you know, obviously it helps. He’s always coaching me. We’ve been doing that since we were kids, so I wouldn’t expect anything less. …“He can talk to me with his mask on and I know what he talking about. So it’s just, you know, we’ve had that forever.”</blockquote><p>Markieff Morris admitted he “felt sick” about his season being over, but he wanted to give his brother all the support he could so Marcus could keep playing. Marcus is going for his first championship after Markieff won his first with the Lakers last season.</p><p>While it’s disappointing that we’re going to once again miss out on a battle between the Lakers and Clippers, we’re in line for a great remainder of the playoffs in the Western Conference. Marcus Morris and the Clippers are set to take on the Utah Jazz in the second round. Markieff Morris will continue to cheer his brother on and give him advice.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers big man Markieff Morris’ message to Marcus Morris during Clippers’ Game 7 vs. Mavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Markieff-Morris-sounds-off-on-rumored-beef-with-Suns-over-Chris-Paul-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Markieff Morris sounds off on rumored beef with Suns over Chris Paul injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-05T17:48:30-07:00">June 5th, 5:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-05T17:49:50-07:00">June 5th, 5:49pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>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 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-chris-paul-admits-worst-injury-fears-after-collision-with-wesley-matthews/" rel="noopener">shoulder injury</a>.</p><p>Apparently, Morris and Sarver were involved in a bit of a spat after the latter took offense at Morris’ alleged actions after CP3 went down with the injury. Morris himself has opened up about the incident and has decided to apologize to Sarver for whatever he may have said:</p><blockquote>“Robert Sarver had a couple of words last game. I think he thought something happened that didn’t when CP got hurt, and I kind of said some stuff to him,” Morris said, via <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1401238684804915205">Duane Rankin</a> of azcentral. “I don’t know if he heard about it, but I apologize to him for that because it was a misunderstanding and, you know, I’m older now and I shouldn’t have replied the way I did and I just want him to know that.”</blockquote><p>Morris did not provide too many details as to what exactly he did that ticked Sarver off. The Lakers vet also did not elaborate on their post-game exchange, so there’s clearly a lot more to this issue than what’s on the surface.</p><p>To be fair to Morris, he’s taken the high road here by reaching out to the high-ranking Suns executive. For what it’s worth, Morris started off his career in Phoenix. He was the Suns’ 13th overall pick in 2011, and he spent the first five years of his career with the squad.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Markieff Morris sounds off on rumored beef with Suns over Chris Paul injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image_2021-04-09_110326.png"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Markieff Morris ejected after getting into referee’s face over non-call</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-08T20:10:45-07:00">April 8th, 8:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-08T20:10:45-07:00">April 8th, 8:10pm</time><address><a>Nicole Ganglani</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers forward Markieff Morris was <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1380343366978654208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1380343366978654208%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1079335action%3Dedit">thrown out</a> 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’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/records">sixth loss</a> without their superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Markieff Morris gets tossed with 2 minutes left in the game 👀<a href="https://t.co/wGwHxHbQUS" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/wGwHxHbQUS</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1380343366978654208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>In Morris’ defense, he has stepped up for the Lakers this season in the absence of James and Davis. He’s provided scoring, defense and has started multiple times for the defending champions. Ironically, Morris along with Wesley Matthews were out of the rotation early this season but both have managed to find their way back. Morris and Matthews have contributed to the four wins the Lakers have gotten without their superstars. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shorthanded Lakers lose to the Heat</p><p>Andre Drummond 15 pts 12 rebs 3 assts 2 stls</p><p>KCP 28 pts 11-20 FGs</p><p>Wes Matthews 14 pts </p><p>Montrezl Harrell 10 pts 9 rebs 2 stls<br>stls</p><p>Dennis Schröder 10 pts 6 rebs 14 assts</p><p>Markieff Morris 12 pts 2 blks</p><p>Chris Webber is an awful commentator.</p><p>— LakersNation PH (@LakersNation_PH) <a href="https://twitter.com/LakersNation_PH/status/1380345965756829697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Moreover, if there’s one thing the Lakers can smile about after losing to the Heat, it’s that they played their heart out. Sure, that’s what they’re supposed to do, but given their circumstance, they were able to hang around with a healthy Heat team throughout the game. Once Davis, James and Kuzma (who was a late scratch for Thursday’s game) get back in the rotation with Morris and the rest, the Lakers will be tough to beat. </p><p>As for now, the Lakers just need to get as many wins as they can to stay in the hunt for homecourt advantage. There’s no clear timetable yet on when their superstars will be back, but at least for now they’ve won four games without them—keeping them right at fifth in the competitive Western Conference standings. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Markieff Morris ejected after getting into referee’s face over non-call

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-fires-funny-warning-to-marcus-morris-in-faceoff-with-twin-markieff-morris.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers star Kawhi Leonard fires funny warning to Marcus Morris in faceoff with twin Markieff Morris</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-04T20:29:21-07:00">April 4th, 8:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-04T20:29:21-07:00">April 4th, 8:29pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>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.</p><p>Per <a href="https://twitter.com/Farbod_E/status/1378860724097675265" rel="noopener">Farbod Esnaashari of Sports Illustrated</a>, Leonard toyed around with his teammate Marcus ahead of their duel with the Lakers., warning that he’d look at him if his twin brother scored on him. The entire Clippers squad joined in the fun, unsurprisingly.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kawhi Leonard joked that he told Marcus Morris he'd look at him anytime his brother Markieff scored on him. All the Clippers looked and laughed at Marcus Morris when Markieff hit the AND1 on him.</p><p>— Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) <a href="https://twitter.com/Farbod_E/status/1378860724097675265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>NBA fans rarely hear about the fun side of Kawhi Leonard. The two-time NBA champion himself says that he’s actually a fun guy, but fans never get to see even a glimpse of it. With that said, the Morris joke is actually proof that the Clippers star is not a robot but a human who has some humor up his sleeve.</p><p>But props should also be given to Marcus Morris for actually having a productive night against his brother. In the Clippers’ dominant <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/los-angeles-lakers-la-clippers-4-5-2021/bc7785d2-12ec-43bc-b9bd-45de8e01e85b" rel="noopener">104-86 victory</a> against the short-handed Lakers, Marcus had a game-high 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 from deep. Markieff Morris, meanwhile just had nine points. Marcus may have been the laughing stock of his very own team, but he did get the job done.</p><p>It’s unfortunate the Lakers weren’t armed with LeBron James and Anthony Davis during the Battle for Los Angeles. The rivalry has always been one of the most anticipated games since both teams bolstered their respective squads.</p><p>However, the Lakers and Clippers will meet up for one last time in May. Hopefully, both will have a healthy set of players by then. Apart from seeing the two teams’ respective stars go at it, the battle between the Morris twins should be something to look out for.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard fires funny warning to Marcus Morris in faceoff with twin Markieff Morris

Ian Mahinmi

Jonathan Isaac

Tremont Waters

Damian Jones

Markieff Morris

Dwight Powell

Maxi Kleber

Richaun Holmes

Isaiah Hicks

Sindarius Thornwell

2020 NBA Champ

2019-20 NBA Champ

Phoenix Suns

Washington Wizards

Oklahoma City Thunder

Los Angeles Lakers

Detroit Pistons

2 seasons

1 season

Career

5 seasons

https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1409716954911236096/

https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1407501673912672259/

https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1406287356345274369/

Congrats to my guy on making his first Western conference finals! @MookMorris2 #CTG

https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1405388414782869505/

https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1401571008528535562/

Thanks for the love and the support from #LakersNation this year! It was good to see you guys back in the staples! I know we came up short but we got some unfinished business!! I’ll  just leave it at that! #Lakeshow

https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1399791929219371011/

https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1399563922894561283/

They say worrying is like praying your nightmares become reality. Let it go move on!

https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1399480365509603328/

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.7	4.4	1.2	0.3	0.4

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.7	4.4	1.2	0.3	0.4

Markieff
Morris

LATEST Markieff Morris NEWS

Markieff Morris agrees to deal with Heat

Lakers big man Markieff Morris’ message to Marcus Morris during Clippers’ Game 7 vs. Mavs

Lakers’ Markieff Morris sounds off on rumored beef with Suns over Chris Paul injury

Lakers’ Markieff Morris ejected after getting into referee’s face over non-call

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard fires funny warning to Marcus Morris in faceoff with twin Markieff Morris

LATEST Markieff Morris TWEETS