There was clearly no love misplaced for Ja Morant in Memphis throughout his latest suspension … ‘trigger the second he returned to motion for the Grizzlies, he was greeted with a large standing ovation.

Ja — after sitting out almost your entire month of March for posting a video that confirmed him brandishing a gun at a Colorado gentleman’s membership — made his long-awaited return to the NBA hardwood on Wednesday night time towards the Houston Rockets … and the group went loopy after seeing him.

He got here off the bench with 3:05 remaining within the first quarter … and the almost 18,000 followers at FedExForum in Memphis bought on their toes to indicate they nonetheless supported him.

And, it did not take lengthy for the star level guard to offer them extra to cheer about — minutes after he checked into the sport, he dunked throughout Houston’s Kenyon Martin Jr.

A few of Ja’s household was in attendance for the massive night time — together with his father, Tee, who wore a sweatshirt with a picture of Morant and the phrase “Redemption.”

Morant finally performed 23 minutes within the recreation, scoring 17 factors … serving to lead Memphis to a 130-125 victory.