Becoming Ja: Morant’s rise is credit to his father’s ‘genius’
Special report: Part III of three in a series about the Grizzlies’ star point guard
Memphis Grizzlies fans (left to right) Trey Draper, Marcus Williams and Tee Morant, father of guard Ja Morant, celebrate during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in October 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Inside the barbershop and at the basketball games, the people of Dalzell, S.C., laugh about just how similar Ja Morant and his father are.
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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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