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Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks bested Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. The two young star point guards had a nice back-and-forth in Atlanta’s 122-112 win, with Young even firing a savage gesture toward Morant at one point in the contest. After the game, Morant spoke about his budding rivalry with […]

Less than a week after Memphis Grizzlies rising star Ja Morant compared Trae Young to a hobbit, the Atlanta Hawks superstar exacted revenge on Saturday with a “too small” gesture of his own. Blowing by Morant on his way to the basket, Young did not only secure the Hawks’ victory over the Grizzlies with the […]

Reigning Rookie of the Year Ja Morant had nothing but praise for New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson’s NBA Christmas Day performance. The Memphis Grizzlies point guard tweeted his support for Williamson. 32 & 14 in ya christmas debut 🙏🏽💪🏽🖤 @Zionwilliamson SC proud of you dawg 💯 — Ja Morant (@JaMorant) December 25, 2020 These […]

Christmas Day games have long been part of the NBA’s schedule, and regularly features some of the league’s best teams and highly anticipated matchups. However, one team that won’t be playing on Christmas is the Memphis Grizzlies, and point guard Ja Morant is hoping that will change. wonder what it feels like to play today […]

In the first game of his second season in the NBA, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant exploded for a career-high 44 points in their loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Along with his 44 points, Morant also had two rebounds, nine assists, and two steals. He was 18-of-27 from the field, 1-of-2 from deep, and […]

A college baller decided to talk trash to Ja Morant after his team beat Murray State—the Memphis Grizzlies guard’s alma mater. The college player later deleted the tweet, but only after Morant saw it and fired back. Mike Peake of Austin Peay decided to give Morant a little ribbing after they beat Murray State 74-70 […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox is not happy with the comments made about him claiming he thinks he’s Ja Morant. Taking to Twitter to respond to ESPN’s Amin Elhassan’s comments who said Fox think he’s Morant, the speedy Kings guard slammed the reporter for involving another person in the conversation. Fox even mentioned how Elhassan’s […]

Trae Young is to Ja Morant, what Frodo is to an orc: small, defenseless, and unable to guard the ring. Or at least it appeared that way when the Memphis Grizzlies sophomore stud bulldozed his way past the Atlanta  Hawks guard on his way to the basket. Hawks’ fans, avert your eyes: Ja just called […]

Ja Morant came up with a huge performance for the Memphis Grizzlies as they took on the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday. The second-year guard led his team to a 128-106 victory over the Hawks, which left more than a few folks impressed — including none other than Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving. Irving was so […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant unveiled a new hairstyle in the second half of their NBA preseason duel against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After the game, Morant revealed the hilarious story behind it. In an interview with Evan Barnes of Memphis Commercial Appeal, Morant said the hairstyle was born out of an accident after he lost […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has emerged as one of the most promising young players in the game today. Recently, the 21-year-old opened up about one particular area of his game that he wants to continue to improve on, and as it turns out, Morant is turning to Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving for some […]

The Western Conference is stockpiled with formidable powerhouses, therefore leaving a large group of young teams coming up short on a yearly basis. Some of these teams aren’t even bad—they’re just not as good as their conference counterparts. The Oklahoma City Thunder, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans, and […]

The hobby of NBA card collecting can be quite expensive, especially if you are looking for rookie cards of the likes of LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum and Trae Young, to name a few. In fact, you’ll likely break the bank just to get a Doncic rookie card, which is the hottest item in […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant had a tremendous debut campaign, which allowed him to run away with the season’s Rookie of the Year award. The 21-year-old received a ton of praise for what was an historic rookie year for him, but as it turns out, his own dad is not exactly one for compliments. Apparently, […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant will be the subject of a six-part docu-series titled “Promiseland,” which will chronicle rookie experiences across various sports, according to The Wrap. Future seasons will focus on the stories of other athletes, including basketball stars. The series is in post-production and is set to be released in 2021. It […]

The Memphis Grizzlies entered the NBA restart in pretty good standing. Led by star rookie point guard Ja Morant, the Grizzlies took the league by storm and exceeded expectations during the regular season. Memphis entered the “bubble” as the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, and had a good chance of advancing to the […]

After The Murray State Racers pummeled the Greenville Panthers by 78 points, Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies sent out a tweet in support of his alma mater. Via Twitter, Morant’s single-emoji reaction to Murray State’s dominant 173-95 win in their home opener says it all. As noted in the tweet, a total of 10 […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has always been a stud. So much so, that the 6-foot-3 point guard was making headlines way before he made his mark in the NBA. Morant recently came across one of his best highlight-reel dunks from his days with Murray State, and the 21-year-old could not help but share his […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant recently got a giraffe named after him at a Memphis zoo and it’s pretty amazing. Take a look: The Memphis Zoo just named its newest animal Ja Raffe, after rookie of the year @JaMorant, and they made a hype video for it and I sorta can't contain myself 😂😂😂 […]

It was earlier announced that the NBPA had already approved December 22 as the new start date of the 2020-21 campaign. Some of the biggest stars in the NBA have already reacted to the breaking news on social media, with guys like Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers and Trae Young of the Atlanta […]

NBA players, its teams, and the league itself have been vocal about getting more people to vote at the 2020 presidential election.  From players using their platform to encourage fans to register and vote to team owners allowing NBA arenas to be used as early voting sites, voting centers, and ballot drop-off locations, the league […]

The Seattle Storm just secured the WNBA title after defeating the Las Vegas Aces in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals. There were more than a few folks that tuned in to the highly-anticipated matchup, including a couple of NBA personalities in Dwyane Wade and Ja Morant. Wade sent out his congratulatory message to the […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant was involved in a pretty funny exchange via Twitter, which centered around Vince Carter’s iconic dunk over Frederic Weis in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Morant took notice of Carter’s dunk, which marked its 20th anniversary on Friday: you had one job Ja 😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️ https://t.co/b0p7YDqCL9 — Ja Morant (@JaMorant) September 25, […]

Mavs star Luka Doncic is being viewed as the top young player to build an NBA team around, according to 15 talent evaluators who were recently polled by HoopsHype. The evaluators were asked to rank their five top players who are still under the age of 25. Doncic, who just wrapped up his second season […]

Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times was the only writer to vote for New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson as Rookie of the Year, preventing Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant from winning the award in unanimous fashion. As expected, once Morant found out that it was Cowley who voted for Williamson and not […]

The 2019-20 All-NBA teams were announced on Wednesday, and Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant has some questions. Ja, who was named the league’s Rookie of the Year, seemed befuddled by the absence of Washington Wizards combo guard Bradley Beal and Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young. no @RealDealBeal23 or @TheTraeYoung ?? 🤔🤦🏽‍♂️ — Ja […]

On Tuesday, it was formally announced that Memphis Grizzlies’ point guard Ja Morant was tabbed as a unanimous selection for the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team. The only unanimous selection on this year’s All-Rookie First Team after winning the league’s Rookie of the Year Award for the 2020-21 regular season a few weeks back, Morant was […]

The 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie teams have been revealed and Ja Morant and Zion Williamson are the headliners. The All-Rookie first team is Ja Morant, Kendrick Nunn, Zion Williamson, Brandon Clarke and Eric Paschall. Meanwhile, the second team is Coby White, Tyler Herro, Terence Davis II, PJ Washington and Rui Hachimura. 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie teams: First […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is showing his support to ESPN reporter Maria Taylor amid the 670 The Score incident which took place on Monday. Dan McNeil, a longtime Chicago-area sports radio host, sent a controversial tweet during Monday Night football in which he posted a photo of Taylor with the following caption: “NFL […]

Despite narrowly missing out on the NBA playoffs after a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in the play-in game, the Memphis Grizzlies have a lot of reason for optimism heading into the next season. A big reason for that is their crop of talented young players, including newly-minted Rookie of the Year Ja Morant, […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant was one vote shy of winning the 2020 Rookie of the Year Award unanimously. Someone voted for New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson, and Morant wants to know who the culprit was. Ja Morant on the one ROY vote he didn't get: "I want to shoot them a direct […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant won the 2020 Rookie of the Year Award. The explosive guard took a beautiful picture of the Rookie of the Year trophy with his daughter. Morant and his daughter also shared a cute dance. Daddy Daughter ROY Dance 💙🏆@JaMorant | #KiaROY pic.twitter.com/8qr1jeOJja — Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) September 4, 2020 […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant hopes he can serve as an example for aspiring hoopers after winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award by a landslide on Thursday. Ja Morant was interviewed by Ernie Johnson and Co. prior to the start of the Boston Celtics-Toronto Raptors matchup. He spoke about his journey from […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant has won the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year Award, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Grizzlies‘ Ja Morant has won NBA Rookie of the Year. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 3, 2020 The 21-year-old was essentially the wire-to-wire favorite to win the award with New Orleans Pelicans rookie […]

Despite playing with a fractured bone in his back—SPINAL—Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum shined down the stretch in his team’s 126-122 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Play-In game on Saturday afternoon. McCollum lit up the Grizzlies for 29 points on 11-for-19 shooting from the field (3-for-7 from three, 4-for-4 from […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant is showing off some veteran wit when it comes to the media. During the post-game press conference following the Grizzlies’ 126-122 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, ending Memphis’ season, Morant was asked about the lack of fouls being called on CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard. Morant was not falling […]

Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies had a terrific 2019-20 season when you consider they almost made the playoffs in the rugged Western Conference with zero All-Stars on the roster. The future of Memphis is incredibly bright with Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. leading the way. With that said, it certainly wouldn’t surprise anyone within […]

Ja Morant’s stellar rookie season officially ended on Saturday afternoon after the Memphis Grizzlies fell to the Portland Trail Blazers, 126-122, in the Western Conference Play-In game. However, the 21-year-old Morant is rightfully holding his head high after the defeat and looking towards the future. disappointed of the outcome but excited for what’s to come […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie point guard Ja Morant played with a fractured thumb in the last four seeding games at Disney World. The Grizzlies lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in the first-ever NBA play-in game on Saturday. Morant revealed the status of his thumb with reporters after putting up 35 points, four rebounds and eight […]