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Ja Morant Age, Biography, Net Worth, Personal Life And More

Ja Morant Age, Biography, Net Worth, Personal Life And More

Ja Morant is an American Basketball Player. He is one of the best young players in NBA today. He is currently playing for Memphis Grizzlies.

Short Biography Of Ja Morant

 Full Name 

 Temetrius Jamel   Morant

 Birth Date 

 10 August, 1999

 Birth Place

 Dalzell, South   Carolina

 Education 

 School 

 College/University

 

 Crestwood High   School 

 Murray State University 

 Education Qualification

 Graduate 

 Parents 

 Father

 Mother                                            

Tee Morant

Jamie Morant 

 Wife/Spouse

 Marital status

 KK Dixon 

 Unmarried

 Siblings

 Teniya Morant 

 Physical 

 Height (approximately) 

 Weight (approximately) 

 Hair (Colour) 

 Eye (Colour) 

 

 6 feet 3 inch 

 79 kg

 Black 

 Dark Brown 

 Favourite  

 Food 

 Actor 

 Actress 

 Destination/Place 

 Colour

 

 Macaroni 

 Not known  

 Not known 

 Not known

 Black 

 Living Place/Current City 

 United States 

 Profession/Occupation 

 Professional   Basketball Player 

 Smoking/Drinking

 No

Ja Morant Early Life
Ja Morant was born on August 10, 1999. Morant grew up in Dalzell, South Carolina. Morant worked out in his backyard every day with his father and sister, aspiring to be an NBA player. Morant later attended Crestwood High School in Sumter, South Carolina. He graduated as the all-time leading scorer with 1,679 points and a career-high 47 points. He averaged 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists per game in his last two seasons at Crestwood, earning him South Carolina 3A All State honours both.

Ja Morant Personal Life
He was born to Tee and Jamie Morant.  Ja Morant’s mother, Jamie, was a high school point guard and college softball player. His father, Tee, played basketball for Claflin University. Tee after  playing semi-professionally, he considered playing professional basketball overseas, but due to Jamie’s pregnancy with Ja, he abandoned his basketball career and stayed at home, becoming a barber instead.

Ja Morant has a younger sister, Teniya Morant. His sister now plays for Hillcrest Middle School in Dalzell, South Carolina in their hometown.
Ja Morant girlfriend is KK Dixon. They started dating in 2018. Though they have not got married, but share a baby daughter. Her name is Kaari Jaidyn Morant, she was born in 2019.

Ja Morant Career
Ja Morant has spent four seasons with the Grizzlies. In 248 regular-season games, he averaged 22.4 points, 7.4 assists, and 4.8 rebounds.

In the 2019 NBA Draft, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Ja Morant with the second overall pick. He was chosen second to Zion Williamson. Morant signed his first contract with the Grizzlies on July 2, 2019. Morant had 14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, one steal, and one block in his NBA debut against the Miami Heat. Morant recorded his first career triple-double against the Washington Wizards on February 9. Ja Morant was on track to win the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year Award after a stellar rookie season before being suspended due to Covid-19. In 2022, Morant was in the NBA All-Star Game, and was put on the All-NBA Team.

Ja Morant Achievement
• 1 All-Rookie Team

• 3 NBA Rookie of the Month

• 1 NBA Rookie of the Year

• 2 NBA Player of the Week

• 1 NBA Most Improved Player

• 1 All-NBA

Ja Morant Net Worth
Ja Morant In a short span of 4 year career, has raised a networth of $50 million approximately. Ja Mornat earns through his endorsement. He has signed a  deal with shoe company Nike. Along with that, he deals with other brands like Wendy’s, BODYARMOR, Uber Eats, PSD, and Hyperice.

Ja Morant Suspension
Ja Morant recent suspension came after he appeared to hold a gun in another video shared on social media. On May 14, 2023, Sunday the Memphis Grizzlies suspended Ja Morant after a video of him flashing a gun on Instagram Live circulated online. The team released a statement on Twitter saying he is “suspended from all team activities pending League review.” This is the second time since March the 23-year-old has been suspended for showing a gun online.
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