Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies registered back-to-back wins for the first time this season, following up a comfortable victory against the Sacramento Kings with a six-point triumph against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. After the game, Morant got into a heated exchange with Klay Thompson.X user @legendz_prod, a professional lip reader, broke down the confrontation. According to the user, tensions escalated after Thompson got into it with forward Santi Aldama. Aldama had previously tried to get to a loose ball and fell on the floor, tripping Cooper Flagg.Flagg did not appreciate what happened and accused the Spanish forward of tripping him. Thompson came to the rookie's defense and confronted Aldama.After that, Thompson attempted a 3-pointer to try to tie the game late in the fourth quarter. However, he missed the shot, and the Mavericks ended up losing 102-96. Morant allegedly taunted the four-time champion and walked up to him.“Shut your a** up, lil a**,” Morant allegedly told Thompson.“You’re not even playing,” Thompson allegedly replied.Morant allegedly continued talking smack to Thompson.“You a bum, yea!” he allegedly said.Following the game, Thompson addressed the heated exchange between himself and Morant. “He’s a funny guy,” Thompson said. “He has a lot to say all the time, especially for a guy who rarely takes accountability, but that’s for another day.”Back when Thompson was with the Golden State Warriors, he faced Morant and the Grizzlies in the postseason once, and it seems there's still some animosity between the two.Ice Cube's son defends Ja Morant for going after Klay ThompsonThere was a lot of fan chatter after Ja Morant got into it with Klay Thompson. Amid the drama, O’Shea Jackson Jr, the son of rapper Ice Cube, defended Morant on X."I can’t stand Twitter logic," he posted. "'Oh Ja can’t defend himself because he don’t have the rings and All Star selections!?' No man. He can defend himself and his teammate. But calling Klay a bum is wild. And isn’t it a comeback for a finals press conference Klay had after WINNING THE TITLE"Like most fans, Jackson Jr. believes the rivalry between the Grizzlies and the Warriors in the past played a role in the altercation. However, he believes Ja Morant is showing that he can be a leader and stand up for his teammates.