According to some within the Grizzlies organization, Tee Morant is partly to blame for the maturity issues that plagued the locker room last season. But after hearing the reports of his father getting the blame for his own misdeeds, Ja took to Instagram to set the record straight.
“Keep living the dream OG. This hoopin’ shii stared with you, I just continued it,” wrote Morant in a message placed over a photo of him and his father.
Ja Morant shows love to Tee Morant ❤️ pic.twitter.com/v4dE5aAwNf
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 18, 2023
Morant has been keeping a low profile this summer after a series of incidents jeopardized his NBA career. But he’s come out a few times to set the record straight on what happened and who is responsible.
Had it been any other time, there’d be no reason to think that this is anything other than a show of love from a son to his dad. But after the recent accusations out of Memphis, it’s clear that Morant is sending a message here about where he stands. Clearly, he isn’t biting the story being sold from the inside, which draws a lot of questions about what’s really going down behind the scenes.
Tee Called Out For Living Like A Star
This week, someone from inside the Grizzlies suggested that Tee has been a big problem for the Grizzlies. According to the report, the NBA dad has been living vicariously through his son, acting as more of a friend than a father to Ja. This fact was exposed to a degree last season when Tee caused a ruckus on the sidelines in a game against the Lakers. In a scene that went viral, Morant and Shannon Sharpe got face-to-face and nearly came to blows over a heated verbal exchange. While that encounter was a relatively minor event, it shed some light on the kind of culture that was being built in Memphis.
Now, in the aftermath of Ja’s big scandals, it remains to be seen what Tee’s relationship with the players currently looks like. Obviously, we know that Ja stands behind him but if people inside the Grizzlies are worried about his influence, it could be a sign that there are still problems in the locker room.
Ja Wants Redemption
Despite the drama, Ja Morant still has the makings of a top-level star. At 24 years old with peak athleticism and and an unstoppable motor, Ja emerged as a star in 2021 when he made his first All-Star team averaging 27.4 points, 6.7 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per game on 49% shooting. It wasn’t until last season when things went wrong for Morant. Shortly after All-Star weekend, his Instagram Live incident caught the world on fire and he received unprecedented backlash.
The result of the misdeeds for Morant was a 25-game suspension, which will see him miss over a quarter of the upcoming season. Obviously, this will be a major setback for the young star, but he’s determined to make things right after 18 months of controversy.
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