1. Markieff Morris is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
29 Facts About Markieff Morris
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Markieff Morris played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks before being drafted 13th overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns.
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Markieff Morris enrolled at the University of Kansas, where he majored in American studies.
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Markieff Morris was picked to the Fifth Team All-America by Fox Sports after his junior season.
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Markieff Morris was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 13th pick in the 2011 NBA draft.
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On February 8,2012, Markieff Morris was named to the 2012 Rising Stars challenge, making him the first Suns player since Amar'e Stoudemire to appear in the Rookie Challenge.
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Markieff Morris played for Team Shaq, recording 12 points and six rebounds.
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Markieff Morris topped his season high in points by three and tied Marcin Gortat with seven rebounds in a victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
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The Markieff Morris twins went on to become the first brothers ever to start alongside each other on the same team.
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On November 6,2013, Markieff Morris tied his career-high 23 points and added 12 rebounds in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
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On September 29,2014, Markieff Morris signed a multi-year contract extension with the Suns.
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On September 8,2015, Markieff Morris was fined $10,000 for conduct detrimental to the league by publicly demanding a trade a month earlier.
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Markieff Morris later trained with long-time friend Rasheed Wallace prior to re-joining the Suns for training camp.
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Four days later, Markieff Morris recorded 17 points and a career-high eight assists in a loss to the Utah Jazz.
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On September 22,2017, Markieff Morris was ruled out for six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia.
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On January 3,2019, Markieff Morris was ruled out for six weeks following a bout of neck and upper back stiffness that led to him being diagnosed with transient cervical neurapraxia.
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On February 7,2019, Markieff Morris was traded, along with a 2023 second-round pick, to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Wesley Johnson.
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Markieff Morris was waived by the Pelicans the following day.
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On February 20,2019, Markieff Morris signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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On July 6,2019, Markieff Morris signed with the Detroit Pistons.
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Markieff Morris was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers on February 23,2020, using the $1.75 million disabled player exemption they were granted to replace DeMarcus Cousins.
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Markieff Morris was fined $50,000 for initiating an altercation by hitting Nikola Jokic in a game against the Denver Nuggets on November 8,2021.
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Markieff Morris suffered a neck injury during the altercation after Jokic shoved him from behind, and Markieff Morris was later diagnosed with whiplash.
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On September 7,2022, Markieff Morris signed with the Brooklyn Nets.
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Markieff Morris reached the 2024 NBA Finals where the Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics in five games.
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On February 2,2025, Markieff Morris was traded, alongside Luka Doncic and Maxi Kleber, to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Max Christie, Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick.
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Markieff Morris is seven minutes older than his identical twin brother Marcus.
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Markieff Morris is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, while Marcus is a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The Markieff Morris twins helped create the Family Over Everything Foundation, an organization that assists members of under-served communities in Philadelphia and other cities.