The New York Knicks' Marcus Morris took to Twitter Wednesday night to apologize for some of his comments about the Memphis Grizzlies' Jae Crowder earlier in the night.

"I apologize for using the term 'female tendencies,'" he tweeted. "I have the upmost respect for women and everything they mean to us. It was a Heat of the moment response and I never intended for any Women to feel as though in anyway I’m disrespecting them. Again I apologize with my comments."

The Grizzlies got a big 126-101 win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden Wednesday and tempers flared late in the game.

Crowder, a forward for the Grizzlies, stole the ball with time winding down in the game. He launched a 3-pointer late and some Knicks players took exception to the shot.

Guard Elfrid Payton leveled the Crowder and Crowder jumped up to retaliate, which set off a scuffle between the teams.

Payton was ejected for picking up a flagrant 2 foul.

Crowder and Marcus Morris, a forward for the Knicks, were also ejected from the game.

Morris ripped Crowder with some sexist commentary in the locker room after the game.

"He play the game in a different way," Morris said. "A lot of female tendencies on the court. Flopping and throwing his head back the entire game. It's a man's game and you just get tired of it.

He continued: "At the end that was very unprofessional. They're winning the game, that's a good team. You know, he does stuff like that."

He wasn't done: "It's soft. His game is soft. He's soft. It's how he carries himself. It's just very woman-like."

Crowder had 18 points and seven rebounds in 30 minutes for the Grizzlies (24-24).

Morris, who has found his name in a lot of trade rumors as of late, finished with 17 points and six rebounds in 26 minutes as the Knicks fell to 13-36.

Fans and media members ripped Morris for his sexist comments after the game:

USA TODAY Sports' Jace Evans and the Associated Press contributed to this story.