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Temetrius Jamel "Ja" Morant [1] (/ ˈ dʒ ɑː m ə ˈ r æ n t / JAH mə-RANT; [2] born August 10, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Murray State Racers, where he was a consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore ...
Ja Morant has played for the team since 2019. After the end of the 2018–19 season, controlling owner Robert Pera announced a restructuring of the Grizzlies' basketball operations department: "In order to put our team on the path to sustainable success, it was necessary to change our approach to basketball operations". [40] J. B.
By then, the nation had been introduced to sophomore point guard Ja Morant, who scored 25 points against Auburn and 38 against Alabama. The Racers went on to post a 16–2 OVC record and won the conference tournament championship over Belmont , 77–65, in Evansville, Indiana , earning a bid to the NCAA tournament for the 17th time.
Ja Morant was selected second overall by the Memphis Grizzlies. He went on to win NBA Rookie of the Year honors for the 2019–20 season. RJ Barrett, another Duke player, was selected third overall by the New York Knicks. Darius Garland was selected fifth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Coby White was selected seventh overall by the Chicago ...
Alvin Robertson, Dana Barros, Tracy McGrady, Jermaine O'Neal, Danny Granger, Kevin Love, Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Oladipo, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, Ja Morant, Lauri Markkanen, and Tyrese Maxey have won the award and been selected as an NBA All-Star in the same season; Dale Ellis, Kevin Duckworth, Kevin ...
Ja Morant (4) Toyota Center 18,055 25–15 41 January 15 @ San Antonio: W 129–115 : Bane, Morant (21) Santi Aldama (10) Ja Morant (12) Frost Bank Center 18,354
Ja Morant was also under much scrutiny for his and his entourage's outside conduct, with his entourage getting into a notably aggressive confrontation with the Indiana Pacers after a game, his father getting into repeated sideline confrontations, and Morant flashing a gun on Instagram Live which led him to get suspended for eight games near the ...
The 2024 NBA Cup was a multi-stage basketball tournament played during the 2024–25 NBA season.It was the second edition of the NBA Cup.All 30 teams participated, each playing four regular season games that counted towards the tournament's group stage standings—all in the knockout round, except for the championship game.