Ja Morant

Ja Morant celebrates with his teammates after hitting a buzzer-beater against the San Antonio Spurs. (CNN) What can't Ja Morant do ...

He was mobbed by his teammates in celebration as he left the court to a hero's exit. He knows what is going on on the court. "He's a beautiful player,'' Popovich told the media. a picture of a Morant jersey hung on his Maurice Podoloff Trophy -- given to the winner of the MVP -- with the caption: "Sooner or Later!!!" Everybody says: 'He's athletic.' Somebody says: 'He's a freak of nature' because he's so fast... On Monday night, Morant put in one of the performances of the NBA

When discussing the best NBA players 25 years of age or younger, Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant vs. Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic has been a hot debate this ...

Doncic is the only active player under 25 to earn multiple All-NBA First-Team nominations, and therefore, he appears to be the correct choice every time for now. "I'm going to go with Luka, only for the fact that athletic guys scare me," Barnes said. Former NBA player Matt Barnes chose Doncic over Ja Morant and the rest and gave detailed reasoning for it.

Last night, he did even better: Morant scored 52 points, topping his old mark, as the Grizzlies beat the Spurs, 118–105. But it was not just a night where ...

The Grizzlies are, like Morant, on a roll: They’re 40-23, up to third in the West. Look out. Late in the second quarter, Morant drove in on what was basically a 1-on-3. Last night, he did even better: Morant scored 52 points, topping his old mark, as the Grizzlies beat the Spurs, 118–105. But it was not just a night where Morant shot a cool 22-of-30 from the field.

After Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant scored a career-high 52 points Monday night, NBA legend Allen Iverson jumped on the 22-year-old guard's MVP ...

He was named to his first NBA All-Star Game as a starter in January. Morant's performance was the first 50-point game in Grizzlies franchise history. Iverson, who won NBA MVP in 2001 while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals, posted a picture of Morant's Grizzlies jersey hanging on the trophy.

There was a viral highlight created off the opening tip when the Memphis Grizzlies met the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. As Ja Morant went around a ...

He shares a quality with the all-time greats for his ability to transcend the game he’s playing in. In his 5:37 on the floor in the period, Morant had 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting. In one motion, Ja caught the ball, turned his body and hit a shot, all before his feet ever touched the ground. His next bucket came after a deflection, when Morant launched and nailed a logo three late in the shot clock. Grizzlies-Spurs on the last day of Feb. should be pretty forgettable. Adams launched a hail mary from under his own basket, which landed perfectly in Morant’s hands on the opposite baseline. All Morant did was play arguably the greatest game of his iconic third season, torching the Spurs for 52 points, a win, and several jaw-dropping highlights that only add to his burgeoning legend. As he entered the fourth quarter with around six minutes left, he was sitting on 39 points. Adams got the rebound and had his eyes downcourt. Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray read the pass the entire way, intercepting the ball and racing down court for a layup. As Ja Morant went around a screen from Steven Adams on the first play of the game, he casually tossed the ball back to his center without attacking. Morant pushed the ball down the other end after the basket, but Murray was right behind him the whole time, and erased Morant’s layup attempt with a chase-down block.

Forty-eight hours after setting a Grizzlies' franchise record with 46 points, Morant bested himself with 52 points and a personal highlight reel in Memphis' 118 ...

Such down-to-earth decisions have made Morant the rare viral megastar that refuses to outgrow himself or the city for which he plays. Despite their youth, the Grizzlies would hardly be welcome opponents to contenders of more established pedigree. Land the No. 1 pick, and the Grizzlies land LeBron. Instead it showed up No. 2, and their pick went to the Detroit Pistons, leaving Memphis empty-handed altogether. It is a supercharged turnaround, with Morant serving as the nightly jolt of electricity that has become must-see TV. Yet for all the mind-boggling career highs, league honors and Kia MVP talk, Morant still managed to make his latest viral night about everyone. “Only right to make history on a night she’s here to watch me.” A leap is supposed to be short-lived defiance of gravity, but nothing feels remotely temporary about the jumps Ja Morant is making. More is coming. The Grizzlies gladly scooped up Morant, though even they could not have foreseen the supernova he has become. Steven Adams’ full-court inbound pass for a token end-quarter shot attempt found Morant. The newly minted All-Star didn’t want for gravity to bring the ball to him. Heading into the 2019 Draft, he was widely considered the consolation prize to Zion Williamson, who has played 85 games since New Orleans drafted him No. 1 overall. Morant’s aerial exploits on Monday were borderline Kryptonian, as both big men and buzzers were vanquished in single bounds.