Klay Thompson wasn’t mad — he was just disappointed.
The Mavericks guard didn’t hold back when recounting his fiery postgame exchange with Ja Morant, following the team’s 102-96 loss to the Grizzlies on Saturday.
The pair had to be separated by teammates after Morant, sidelined with a calf injury, seemingly called Thompson a “bum.”
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The four-time NBA champion calmly offered reporters a veteran-style, verbal smackdown of the oft-embattled Grizzlies star.
“He’s a funny guy,” Thompson said of Morant . “He has a lot to say, all the time, especially for a guy who rarely takes accountability. But you know what, that’s for another day. Nothing of intelligent depth. It was really just his running his mouth. He’s be

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