Calkins: On an emotional night at FedExForum, Ja Morant starts his journey back
The crowd at FedExForum greeted Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) as warmly as expected on Wednesday night. (Brandon Dill/AP)
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’s family wore hoodies that said, “Redemption.” But Morant said he just wants a second chance. That began Wednesday at FedExForum against the Houston Rockets. It was a sweet — and emotional — night.
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