Calkins: Why Ja Morant calls Memphis ‘home’
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant smiles as he is interviewed on April 29. “Morant delights in his ability to delight other people,” Geoff Calkins says. “He deploys it every chance he gets.” (Andy Clayton-King/AP file)
Geoff Calkins
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.
Ja Morant didn’t just sign a rich new contract to stay with the Grizzlies. He committed to Memphis as “home.” That’s a credit to him and to the Grizzlies front office. Here’s how that came to pass.
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