Ja Morant's friend arrested for assault in fight with teenager at NBA star's house

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A friend of Ja Morant, whom the NBA star called his "brother," has been arrested for assault with bodily harm stemming from the July 2022 altercation in which a teenager says in a lawsuit that the All-Star guard and Davonte Pack punched him.

Pack was booked Wednesday into the Shelby County Jail nine days after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Morant and the teen fought one another during a pickup basketball game at Morant's residence after sharing hard passes to one another to check the ball in. The boy's return pass slipped out of his hands and hit Morant in the face.

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, #12, reacts during the first half in game four of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles April 24, 2023. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)

Pack admitted in a deposition he had "no reason" to punch the then-17-year-old.

After the fight, the teen, according to Morant, said he was "going to come back and light this place up like fireworks." Morant then filed a police report about the boy's comment, citing threats made to his family. That was when Morant came back outside with a gun, according to the teen, but Morant said that is a claim that is untrue.

The teen "lied to the police about Morant brandishing a weapon and that the key details of the once-sealed case were leaked to the media in violation of a court order," Morant's countersuit said.

Morant admitted he "swung first" but said he acted in self-defense, noting that the boy had become the aggressor by throwing a basketball at Morant's head and lifting up his pants as a sign of "wanting to fight,"