Ja Morant unveiled a new 3-point celebration in the Memphis Grizzlies' win over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.
The Grizzlies star guard repeated it for the home fans during Thursday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday at FedExForum.
The game was broadcast on TNT, and the "Inside the NBA" crew weighed in on it during the halftime show.
"He has a history that maybe he should leave the celebrations where people might die alone," Kenny Smith said.
"I know one person's happy right now," Charles Barkley said. "(Former Grizzlies coach) Taylor Jenkins ain't got to deal with this crap. He's going to get another job."
Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley react to Ja Morant's hand grenade celebration.
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"He has a history that maybe he should leave the celebrations where people might die alone."
"I know one person's happy right now. Taylor Jenkins ain't got to deal with this crap." pic.twitter.com/5XBlU1YNtl
Morant's new celebration goes like this: After he hits a 3-pointer, he mimics tossing a grenade into the crowd and then covers his ears. The fans at FedExForum started yelling "boom" after he did it on Thursday.
He changed the celebration after he was fined $75,000 for a previous celebration that was interpreted as a gun gesture.
"That's my celebration now until somebody else got a problem with it, and I'll find another one," Morant said at shootaround on Thursday.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: What Charles Barkley, Shaq said about Ja Morant grenade celebration
