Play On: Ja Morant back to work, but father Tee Morant left to watch from afar
“I knew he’d be good,” father Tee Morant said of son Ja Morant, seen here battling Atlanta at FedExForum in March. “I didn’t know he’d be this good, this fast.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
Ever since Ja Morant started playing basketball, father Tee Morant hasn't been shy about saying what needed to be said for the greater basketball good. It's why Ja, albeit lovingly, calls his dad "my first hater."
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