Ruling Delayed in Ja Morant Immunity Case

NBA star's lawyers argue self-defense under Tennessee's ground law in lawsuit over 2022 pickup game incident.

Judge Carol Chumney has delayed the ruling on whether NBA star Ja Morant is immune from being sued by Joshua Holloway, a teenager he punched during a pickup basketball game in 2022.
Morant's lawyers argue that he is immune under Tennessee's ground law, which allows people to act with force if they feel threatened at their homes.
The lawsuit was filed by Holloway, who was 17 at the time of the incident and had been invited to play at the private court of the Morant family. Holloway is now 18 and plays for Samford University.
Morant claims he was defending himself after Holloway aggressively threw the basketball at him, hitting him in the face during a check-ball situation.
Morant recently returned to the court after a 25-game suspension by the NBA due to a video of him flashing a handgun posted online. This followed an eight-game suspension earlier in the year for a similar incident.