Calkins: Ja Morant got into a fight at a pickup basketball game. Should we even care?
The DA’s office announced Wednesday it will not pursue criminal charges at the heart of a civil lawsuit involving Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant and another man. (Brandon Dill/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.
A 22-year-old got into a fight with a 17-year-old at a pickup basketball game. Why does TMZ care? Because the 22-year-old was Ja Morant.
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