Calkins: Ja Morant has a message for the low-down coward who didn’t vote for him as Rookie of the Year
Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant passes the ball with his trademark grin on Aug. 11 during the second half of an NBA in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Mike Ehrmann, Pool, AP file)
One misguided voter kept Ja Morant from being a unanimous selection as Rookie of the Year. Morant has something he wants to say to that guy.
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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
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