Both players were happy to let the other know about their success, too. They were going back-and-forth with the trash-talking all evening. Things peaked late in the second quarter, when James bowled over Morant for a layup and made the popular "too small" gesture as Morant lay on the floor.

The Memphis Grizzlies won 131-114 against the Los Angeles Lakers in a game that was marked by the clashes between Ja Morant (20 points in 24 minutes) and LeBron James (39 points, s

Ja Morant makes his feelings on the Lakers very clear: "I don't like them." The playoff loss two years ago is part of it, but also going back to the regular season last year. "Beat us on our home floor. They was laughing, playing...My message was I was in street clothes." pic.twitter.com/ZZP5G8EUCu