Tennessee judge pushes off issuing ruling in Ja Morant lawsuit

A Tennessee judge on Wednesday said she won't immediately hand down a ruling on whether Ja Morant's legal team successfully argued that the NBA star is immune from being sued by a teenager he punched during a pickup game in 2022. According to The Commercial Appeal, Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Carol Chumney said she needs more time due to the lack of case precedent surrounding the lawsuit. The hearing centered on Morant’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit under Tennessee’s so-called ground law.