NBA superstar Ja Morant’s father, Tee Morant, had some tough criticism of his son when asked about his performance during the Memphis Grizzlies’ 4-2 series win against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Tee told media that Ja’s game was “trash” on Friday.
“Ja played like trash,” Tee said. “Yeah, trash.”
Ja finished the first-round series averaging 21.5 points, 10.5 assists, 8.7 rebounds, and 1.5 steals in 37.1 minutes per game. Ja was only the second player in NBA history to average at least 20 PPG, 8 RPG, and 10 APG in a playoff series lasting six or more games. Magic Johnson is the only other player to do so.
Ja’s father’s tough is pretty well documented. During the 2019 NBA Draft, Ja referred to his dad as his “first hater.”
“I really like the negative energy,” Morant said at the time. “He hasn’t played against nobody, he’s too small, he can’t shoot. I love negative energy, it motivates me. It really doesn’t bother me, because my dad was my first hater, so if I could take it from him, I can take it from anybody.”
Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies will take on the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Semifinals starting tonight.
