NBA superstar Ja Morant filed a counterclaim Wednesday accusing the teenager he punched last summer in a pickup basketball game of slander, assault and battery, escalating a legal battle that began in September.
in March for brandishing a gun on his own Instagram Live video, an incident the suit does not mention. Media members who decide the all-NBA teams could factor the scandals or the total number of regular season games that Morant played, 61 of 82, into their vote.In the claim against Holloway, Morant alleges the teenager is guilty of battery because he “intentionally” threw a basketball that struck the NBA player in the face.
Morant’s friend, Davonte Pack, also punched Holloway, Morant has admitted in court documents, and Pack is also a target of Holloway’s lawsuit. But Morant does not mention another person striking Holloway in his counterclaim. Pack has not said why he struck the teenager and was never interviewed by police.
Rebecca Adelman, Holloway’s attorney, said in a statement to The Washington Post that there was “no legal basis” for Morant’s counter complaint and that they would seek to dismiss the suit. “The allegations that Mr. Holloway assaulted Mr. Morant are without merit,” Adelman said. Morant’s attorneys document how news of Holloway’s allegations spread like “wildfire” through the media, providing exhibits that include “memes” that “castigate or ridicule Mr. Morant.”that broke the news of Holloway’s allegation involving the gone, some news reports inaccurately said that Morant “pointed” a gun at the teenager, which mischaracterized The Post’s reporting.
In the suit, Morant’s attorneys included tweets and internet comments mocking Morant for allegations unrelated to Holloway’s, including a police report alleging Morant “threatened” a mall security guard after an altercation involving his mother at a Finish Line shoe store. The police report said Morant and at least eight others were refusing to leave a mall parking lot.
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