Ja Morant lobbied for Desmond Bane to win Most Improved Player.
Instead, Morant was voted Most Improved. So, after accepting the award, Morant tried to give the trophy to Bane.
.@JaMorant gave his #KiaMIP trophy to @DBane0625 🤝#NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/gJ1lHqynVf
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 26, 2022
Bane, however, was having none of that.
"Man, take this back to 12."
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 26, 2022
Desmond Bane's reaction to finding the MIP trophy in his kitchen.
(via @DBane0625)pic.twitter.com/OPbg3jdVzD
Morant won the award and had 38 first-place votes out of a possible 100. Bane finished fifth in the voting and had seven first-place votes.
Morant, Bane and the Grizzlies are tied 2-2 with the Timberwolves in an entertaining first-round series that continues Tuesday in Memphis.
