An NBA referee explained after the Memphis Grizzlies' loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder why Ja Morant's father, Tee, was ejected from Saturday's game.

Ja Morant’s father, Tee Morant, was asked to leave the building in the closing minutes of the Memphis Grizzlies’ 125-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.

Tee Morant, the father of Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant, was ejected with 2:10 remaining in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game between Memphis and the Oklahoma City Thunder.