He leads all rookies in scoring, field goals made and assists. The Memphis Grizzlies are one of the most exciting teams to watch right now in the NBA and against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, they showed why. Watch as Morant begins the play going for the poster dunk. Morant won’t be featuring in the NBA Slam Dunk contest, but he did another jaw-dropping highlit to his collection.In the game against Cavaliers, Ja Morant caught an alley-oop pass from Jae Crowder and dunked it with one hand as the crowd at the FedExForum went berserk. Ja Morant is playing incredibly. And he got invited to the dunk contest.
The Grizzlies will face the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday and would hope that Ja Morant can continue his exploits in that game as well. One of Memphis’ prized possesions, Ja Morant put on a show for the loyal Murray State fans watching, treating them with some basketball sauce.
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This no look pass by Ja Morant is absolutely filthy. Mid-air, Morant realizes he wouldn’t be able to throw down the dunk, so he spins and hits Jackson with a behind the back pass. Memphis Grizzlies standout rookie Ja Morant has been invited to compete in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Weekend in Chicago next month, league sources told …
Crowder evaded the D with a neat behind-the-back step over before setting up the darting Ja Morant with a pin-point alley-oop feed. He slammed this one home.Oh yeah, Morant also had a nasty alley-oop transition dunk in this game, too. He leads the Rookie of the Year race.
Morant qualifies as both.Perhaps the most amazing thing about this play is that it may not have been Morant’s best sequence of the night. Nuggets rookie Bol Bol entered the game on Saturday at the start of the second quarter and immediately drained a shot.
VIDEO: Anthony Davis Rejects Ja Morant From Behind on Dunk Attempt at the RimShow full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Morant is known for being able to get up, but Davis was not going to allow the Murray State product to add to his highlight reel. 2 overall in next weeks NBA Draft, behind only Duke's Zion Williamson. He nearly While Morant is mulling over the offer, the rookie may not be a lock to participate. The Murray State product thought he was home free, only for Davis to swat away his two-point opportunity from behind. But he didn’t bother to learn her name.Chad Johnson played most of his career while on Viagra: An investigation James Harden drops 49 points vs Mavericks in style, NBA fans left stunnedTaurasi has 20 points, 10 assists; Mercury beat Aces 102-95Harden has 49 to lead Rockets over Mavericks 153-149 in OTIs Fred VanVleet playing tonight?
This no look pass by Ja Morant is absolutely filthy.The body control, the creativity, the awareness ... these are the qualities that separate an elite run-and-jump athlete from an elite basketball player. That concerned his father who then used an unconventional method to train him. SportsCenter shared a video from the Grizzlies of Morant completing a 360 dunk off an alley-oop during warmups. The Grizzlies have won seven straight games and are firmly the No. The Clippers set a franchise record for most 3-pointers made in a game and it was rookie Terance Mann that drained the shot. Sushant's sister writes to PM Modi, demands Tilak's 'sense of justice' in actor's caseRajasthan Govt Crisis LIVE Updates: SOG to move HC; CM Gehlot willing to 'forgive Pilot'Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India's tally crosses 17 lakh mark as fatality falls to 2.15%Indian-made device that can 'neutralise Covid' gets US FDA & EU nod; It's called Shycocan Morant was able to break away from Avery Bradley and find a clear lane to the hoop.
We knew Ja Morant was going to be an electric dunker but he’s apparently started work on a personal poster-dunk Mt. Mid-air, Morant realizes he wouldn’t be able to throw down the dunk, so he spins and hits Jackson with a behind the back pass. Ja Morant watched at the ball as it bounced on the ground, flattering his latest handiwork. The 20-year-old rookie did the rest, as he caught the pass with one-hand before smashing a tomahawk jam which gave Grizzlies a five-point edge, 67-62. 8 seed in the Western Conference. He has the Grizzlies in playoff position. In addition, he has also covered college sports at UCF, including baseball, football and basketball. Cody Taylor is the Editor of the Rookie Wire based out of Orlando, Fla. When Morant was in 9th grade he couldn't dunk.