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Ja Morant
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Temetrius Jamel "Ja" Morant is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Murray State, becoming the first player in NCAA history to average at least 20 points and 10 assists per game in a single season. Selected second overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, he won NBA Rookie of the Year in 2020 and earned All-Star honors in 2022. Following off-the-court incidents and injuries, he was traded to the Trail Blazers during the 2026 off-season.
In the news: Suffered a grade 2 hamstring strain during a game against Memphis and will be sidelined for at least four weeks.
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