One Grizzly said the Ja 3s are ‘the best.’ And it wasn’t Morant.
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, front, drives past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort, upper left, the first time that Morant wore the Ja 3’s in Game 1 of an NBA first-round playoff series, Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP File Photo/Nate Billings)
Ja Morant believes he has the best shoe in the world. And he’s not the only Grizzly who thinks so.
Morant kicked his feet up on the table just 10 days ago at the Grizzlies’ Sept. 29 media day and flaunted his signature Nike shoe, the Ja 3.
“I got some heat on the way for y’all,” Morant, in a nod to Mike Epps’ “Friday After Next” movie character Day-Day, said in an interview with Grind City Media. “For the No. 1 shoe in the world. The No. 1 shoe in the world, Craig.”
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Sam Shoemaker
Sam Shoemaker was born and raised in Memphis and attends the University of Memphis, double majoring in journalism and philosophy. He has covered Tiger football since his junior year of high school for various online publications, most recently On3.
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