Guest Column: An open letter to Ja Morant ‘Memphis is with you, but be fully with us’
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant reacts during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in London. (Kin Cheung/AP)
“Memphis is still with you. But now we’re asking you to be fully with us too. We don’t need a superhero. We just need Ja Morant. Present, accountable, and all in.”
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