Ja Morant (born August 10, 1999, Dalzell, South Carolina, U.S.) is an American basketball player who was one of the NBA’s leading point guards in the early 2020s. Morant was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies with the second overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. He quickly made an impression on fans with his dynamic and high-flying acrobatic plays, and he was named Rookie of the Year in 2020. However, that early promise was derailed in 2023, when he received two suspensions for brandishing guns on social media. Morant’s performance subsequently declined amid a series of injuries and further controversies, and in 2026 he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.
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