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MikeCheck: Drenched in camaraderie, Grizzlies soak up midseason success ahead of tough stretch run

The shower was coming, one way or another.

But not even a visionary playmaker like Ja Morant could anticipate the water pressure hitting him as soon as it did – in full uniform no less. Moments after returning to the visiting team’s locker room following a win the other night in Washington, Grizzlies players ambushed Morant and doused him with water bottles to celebrate the rookie’s first career triple-double.

Memphis’ franchise point guard then got straight to the, well, point.

Ja Morant pointing
MEMPHIS, TN - FEBRUARY 3: Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies reacts during a game against the Detroit Pistons.