Ja Morant's father, Tee Morant, was asked to leave the building in the closing minutes of the Memphis Grizzlies' 125-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.

It may feel like a changing of the guard on the court — in a season where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder, plus Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, Evan Mobley and the Cavalier ...

NBA crew chief Josh Tiven said Tee Morant, the father of Grizzlies star Ja Morant, was ejected from Saturday’s game for making overtly disrespectful comments about the integrity of the crew.

Victor Wembanyama moved up to fifth but the old guard still tops the list. The Celtics led in team merchandise sold.

Yes, Ja Morant dunked all over Hector Banana-Bread — er, Victor Wembanyama after the whistle on Wednesday night in the Memphis Grizzlies’ win over the San Antonio Spurs. But no matter.

The Memphis Grizzlies issued an injury update on Ja Morant ahead of Monday's game against the San Antonio Spurs.

plus Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, Evan Mobley and the Cavaliers, and the Houston Rockets — are dominating the old guard on the court, but it isn’t that way when it comes to merchandise.