There are 7 article(s) tagged Tee Morant:

• December 2023

  • ‘What crime did he commit?’: Tee Morant talks Ja’s return on NBA XM radio

    Tee Morant shared how he believes people should view his son, Ja, with the show hosts.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 21, 2023

• November 2022

  • Ja Morant gifts jerseys to father, Derrick Rose following triple-double

    Ja Morant planned to give his jersey to Derrick Rose after the game. But following his triple-double in a Memphis win, his father, Tee Morant, asked his son for the game-used jersey, too. 

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    Morant delivers triple-double in win over Knicks

    Box score: Grizzlies 127, Knicks 123

    By Drew Hill November 28, 2022

• May 2022

  • Grizz fans offer theories for loss to Warriors

    The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 117-116 in Game 1, Round 2, of the NBA playoff series on Sunday, May 1. 

    By Jasmine McCraven May 02, 2022

• February 2022

  • Becoming Ja: Morant’s rise is credit to his father’s ‘genius’

    Inside the barbershop and at the basketball games, the people of Dalzell, S.C., laugh about just how similar Ja Morant and his father are.

    By Drew Hill February 18, 2022

• November 2021

  • Grizzlies Insider: Happy birthday Tee Morant

    ‘I can hear him the whole game,’ Ja Morant said of his dad Tee, who always sits courtside and is celebrating his birthday Nov. 15. ‘He’s always talking to the players, and talking to the refs.’

    By Drew Hill November 15, 2021

• October 2020

  • Grizzlies Insider: Competition is right up Morant’s alley

    Ja Morant hits the bowling alley for his latest ad deal with Wendy’s. It’s not surprise he’s a competitor there too. 

    By Drew Hill October 15, 2020

• July 2020

  • Play On: Ja Morant back to work, but father Tee Morant left to watch from afar

    Ever since Ja Morant started playing basketball, father Tee Morant hasn't been shy about saying what needed to be said for the greater basketball good. It's why Ja, albeit lovingly, calls his dad "my first hater." 

    By Don Wade July 24, 2020