Ja Morant on impending All-Star selection: ‘I deserve this. I earned this.’
Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant celebrates after the Grizzlies defeated the Golden State Warriors in overtime in an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Ja Morant didn’t want to get there as a replacement. In his third season, he will become an All-Star exactly the way that he wished.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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