Mikey Williams, Memphis Tigers future recruit, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department records reveal. Now, social media users are comparing him to Ja Morant.

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Williams, as per reports, was arrested on Thursday on five charges of assault with a deadly weapon. He is a four-star recruit from San Ysidro High School and is committed to play for Memphis next year.

As per CBS8 report, Williams was booked into San Diego Central Jail around 3:30 PM on Thursday. He was released on a $50k bond on Friday.

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Several social media users compared Williams to Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant. The latter avoided arrest after Glendale, Colorado police investigated a video of him where he appeared to be inside a nightclub with a gun.

In their release, the police department said that “there was not enough available evidence to charge anyone with a crime.”

Now Twitter users are making Mikey Williams and Ja Morant memes. Watch:

“Mikey Williams really training like Ja Morant in the off-season 😭😭” a Twitter user said.

“Mikey Williams and Ja are 🤡. Mikey may have blown his opportunity to make it to the NBA. He will be a member of
@ballislife west at best,” another one said.

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“Mikey Williams is a violent thug. Nice to see the police in California are doing their job for a change, and taking a criminal off the streets,” a third one added.

Following his release, it appears that Williams has deactivated his Instagram account. He had over 3.8 million followers. He played his freshman and senior years at San Ysidro High School in San Diego.