It looked good in pics," he said — and that led to Morant’s new starting lineup introduction.“At guard, in his rookie season out of Murray State,” the FedExForum public address announcer said, “Ja ‘Headband 12’ Morant.”When asked to give a postgame review of Morant's headband performance, Jackson noted that, “Headband Ja had like eight straight assists. And soon the two of them were giggling their way into the NBA’s All-Star break, having as much fun with this team’s unlikely rise as the rest of Memphis is at the moment.© 2020 www.commercialappeal.com.
Then after each successive assist, Morant would hear the little kid yell ‘Ja!’ and Morant would flash those goggles back at him.
That’s what we do,” chimed in Morant. Which is exactly the point.
There were so many goggles by that second quarter, even Tony Allen was flashing them from his courtside seat. “You had like five straight goggle plays,” Jackson said at one point, and it was almost true. In addition, he has also covered college sports at UCF, including baseball, football and basketball. Jackson gave his approval — "It's fire.
It’s also safe to say this team has taken a jackhammer to whatever preseason expectations anyone else had for them one alley-oop and one Morant highlight at a time. Williamson failed to score in double digits for the first time this season after the Clippers embarrassed the Pelicans on Saturday. 23 minutes ago.
On Wednesday, for instance, Morant saw a young kid in the front row almost come onto the court doing the goggles after his first nifty pass of the game. He has apparently done it a few times this season but With the Grizzlies heading into the All-Star break on a high note, Morant may keep the look around for the time being. It’s what made Wednesday night, beyond the way the Grizzlies completely controlled the Trail Blazers despite off shooting nights from Jackson and Dillon Brooks, so enjoyable.It felt like an appropriate way to go into the All-Star break, to cap off a magical run that's now lasted more than two months.
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Morant wore it often this past summer while working out, but he hadn’t pulled it out of the closet this season. Ja Morant: NBA's play-in format for last playoff spot unfair to Memphis. They will arrive in town as perhaps the league’s best story.
Their record, and their firm grip on the No. So about the headband, because it appeared for the first time against Portland. He has apparently done it a … Please refer to Ja Morant as “Headband 12” from now on.That’s how the Memphis Grizzlies rookie was introduced in the starting lineup, per his request, at FedExForum Wednesday night as his squad hosted the Portland Trail Blazers.The second overall pick broke out the headband for the first time this season, tallying 20 points and nine assists during the 111-104 win over Damian Lillard & Co. Maybe it was the headband, or maybe not, but the performance punctuated a strong season heading into the All-Star break.Morant helped the Grizzlies to their 28th win of the season, which As “Headband 12” begins to catch on, Morant and his teammates have debuted a new celebration: The goggle celebration.Morant imitated wearing goggles with his hands after dishing out a number of assists throughout the victory on Wednesday.
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It was then that he asked Jackson if he should wear it in the game. If there was any confusion, Morant capped off this explanation by pretending to use a jackhammer in the middle of the locker room, with sound effects no less.It’s safe to say the chemistry on this team is just fine following the trade deadline, particularly now that the initial returns suggest Gorgui Dieng is more than just a salary add-on. Though adjusting to playing in a new arena may be difficult for some, Heat rookie Tyler Herro downplayed that notion on Friday.
Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. were sitting in the corner of the Memphis Grizzlies ’ locker room with their fingers around their eyes again, laughing like … Nuggets rookie Bol Bol entered the game on Saturday at the start of the second quarter and immediately drained a shot. Rui Hachimura played aggressively on Friday but the effort was not enough as the Wizards fell to the Suns in the season restart opener. They will also enter the final 28 games of this regular season with a tougher schedule than anyone chasing them, but also with "breathing room," as Morant put it. This is what prompted Morant’s idea to start handing some actual goggles out for little kids to wear in the stands.
Get ready to see some new eyewear in the Grindhouse courtesy of Ja Morant. Morant had been breaking them out after ridiculous passes from time to time this season, but they’ve become more frequent recently. They also shouldn’t forget to have fun along the way.
He spent five years covering the NBA for Basketball Insiders and HoopsWorld. But it also became a night about goggles, and headbands, and goofy starting lineup introductions for a character Morant calls, "Headband 12." Jackson, Morant and Clarke will head to Chicago for All-Star weekend not just as participants in the NBA’s Rising Stars game. He had it on again in warmups. Spurs rookie Keldon Johnson recorded eight points but his assist to DeMar DeRozan late may have been his biggest contribution of the (…)After struggling in the first half, Ja Morant nearly led the Grizzlies to victory over Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers. "“Goggles and headbands.
It’s become remarkably fun.
Cody Taylor is the Editor of the Rookie Wire based out of Orlando, Fla.