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Tee Morant, Pelicans players give advice to young athletes at camp

Tee Morant referenced Ja when talking about decision-making while CJ McCollum spoke about work ethic to basketball campers in New Orleans.

Tee Morant, the father of Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant, appeared at the Up Next Elite Camp in New Orleans alongside Pelicans players to give some advice to the young basketball players in attendance.

Morant referenced Ja in his speech, which was posted to Twitter by Pelicans content manager Rel Myers. The audio is a little hard to hear, so the transcription might not be exact, but Morant emphasized being careful of the decisions being made:

“Make sure anytime y’all anywhere, know the capabilities of everybody around you,” he said. “My son didn’t get in trouble for the people around him. He got in trouble for his decisions.”

He advised to assume everybody “is looking at you” and that “everything is magnified.”

Myers also tweeted videos of players, including Elfrid Payton, an NBA veteran currently on a team in Puerto Rico, and Pelicans player CJ McCollum. McCollum said that work ethic is the key to separating yourself from the competition.

“You can control how hard you train and how hard you defend. You can also control how you prepare,” he said.

Visit Myer’s page for a variety of videos from the youth basketball event, including a clip of a camper trying, with no avail, to get past the defensive pest of Jose Alvardo.

Tee Morant, Ja Morant’s father, says son played like ‘trash’ in the first round

NBA Central: Tee Morant says Ja Morant played like “trash” in the first round ( @kelwright ) pic.twitter.com/1nmC9xNvHr Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral What’s the buzz on Twitter? Quinton Mayo @ RealQuintonMayo oh my god, ja morant. …

NBA Central: Tee Morant says Ja Morant played like “trash” in the first round (🎥 @kelwright ) pic.twitter.com/1nmC9xNvHr

Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Ja Morant last night:
✅ 17 PTS
✅ 8 REB
✅ 11 AST
Morant averaged 21.5 PPG, 8.7 RPG, and 10.5 APG in the First Round.
He’s just 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, 2x). pic.twitter.com/XuPkp4cSA7 – 10:11 AM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Early preview on Warriors-Grizzlies, and the likely intrigue between Steph Curry and Ja Morant https://t.co/8ReOJzdQcu pic.twitter.com/xuYT7PbJjZ – 1:18 AM

Ja Morant @JaMorant
preached all year how deep our team is & it showed in this series. big time performances from a lot of guys to get it done 🐻💯 – 1:01 AM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
12 more.. 🐻 – 12:57 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
When Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Tyus Jones shared the floor in playoffs, Grizzlies outscored Timberwolves 108-62 in 39 minutes.
In the other 249 minutes of the series, the Timberwolves outscored the Grizzlies by 13 points. – 12:48 AM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
The Grizzlies will face the Splash Brothers. They’ve been regarded as the league’s best backcourt for a while.
I asked Ja Morant & Desmond Bane what people need to know about the Grizzlies’ backcourt:
Ja: “We feel like we’re one of the best backcourts in the league as well.” – 12:44 AM
Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
With about 36 hours until the Game 1 of the semifinals, Ja Morant and Desmond Bane said they about to go to sleep and get some rest. – 12:43 AM
Chris Herrington @ChrisHerrington
Ja Morant, excited: “We about to go to sleep!”
The stars, they’re just like us. – 12:42 AM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
What is Ja Morant and Desmond Bane like as a backcourt?
Bane: “Some killers man.”
Morant: “Real headhunters” – 12:41 AM
Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
Ja Morant said he is tired and drained. Physically and mentally this series was a battle. Every game was a dogfight where they had to come in locked in and bring the energy from the start. – 12:41 AM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant: “I’m tired. Physically, mentally, this series was a battle. … The wins were pretty ugly outside of Game 2, but we got it done. … Time to turn the page.” – 12:37 AM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Dillon Brooks on the Timberwolves focusing on containing Ja Morant and Desmond Bane:
“I think they thought I was gone shoot 1-for-10 again.” – 12:31 AM
Michael Lee @MrMichaelLee
That man standing behind Ja Morant during that walkoff interview, staring into the camera behind dark shades…yeah, that was Ja’s first hater. Tee Morant spoke to @PostSports earlier this year about how Ja finally made him sit back & just enjoy the show. washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/02… – 12:10 AM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Desmond Bane deserves his national respect after that series. He just shot 50-48-90 on 24 points per game against a legit defense that made it a focal point to slow him down later in the series. He’ll be playing in Memphis alongside Ja Morant for a long time. He was the MVP. – 12:00 AM
Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
Desmond Bane just said on @SportsCenter during his postgame interview that the NBA Most Improved Player Award trophy is still at his house in his kitchen but it is Ja Morant’s trophy. – 11:58 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks doing the Griddy past the TWolves dancers and into the tunnel was a scene. – 11:57 PM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
The Grizzlies locker room is all screams and celebration. Ja Morant just griddy’d while getting a bunch of pats on the back. Jaren Jackson Jr. got a bunch of loud yells from his teammates on his way into the locker room. – 11:56 PM
Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
Ja Morant is a beast. Love watching that guy play. – 11:51 PM
Chip Crain @3Shadesofblue
KAT’s dad is going to look great in a Ja Morant jersey – 11:50 PM
Tony Mejia @MejiaDinero
Timberwolves deserved to lose. So did the Grizzlies. My 5% OVER flops due to Ja Morant’s bewildering lack of aggression for most of this one. 2Q was a killer. – 11:48 PM
Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
Offensive rebounds and then Ja Morant with the move gives the Grizzlies a 4-point lead – 11:36 PM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
The Timberwolves have gone with Pat Bev on Desmond Bane and they’re still loading up when Ja Morant drives the ball. I mean, Dillon Brooks is probably getting the easiest shots on the perimeter right now. All about makes and misses. He’s 7 of 16 and leads Memphis with 17 points. – 10:49 PM
Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
ja morant is waking up – 10:45 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Bad news: It was not a good half for Ja Morant, and the Grizzlies are losing or even in the stats that typically indicate “Memphis basketball” — PITP, turnovers, fastbreak, FGA
Good news: Only down 3 with Edwards going nuts. – 10:17 PM
Mark Giannotto @mgiannotto
Dillon Brooks shot selection, turnovers and Ja Morant’s defense. All issues at the moment. – 9:59 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
If Ja Morant remind you of Allen Iverson, you’re not alone. Allen Iverson thinks so too.
nba.nbcsports.com/2022/04/29/all… – 9:44 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Pretty good quarter by the Grizzlies. Jackson with just one foul — wing players attacking well. Need Ja Morant to stay in downhill attack mode and Edwards to miss a couple shots. – 9:43 PM
Mark Giannotto @mgiannotto
Minnesota made a concerted effort to get Ja Morant switched onto Anthony Edwards multiple possessions in a row to close that 1Q (and Edwards went on a heater as a result). That’s a matchup Grizzlies have to figure out how to avoid. – 9:42 PM
Chris Herrington @ChrisHerrington
ICYMI, some pregame reading for Grizzlies-Wolves Game 6, where the Ja Morant-era Grizz will try to take the next step.
dailymemphian.com//subscriber/se… – 5:25 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
🏀 @HoopHall Point Guard @HardawaySr tells @talkhoops & @LegsESPN why Ja Morant is one of his favorite players to watch #GrzNxtGen
Tune in at 9 PM ET as the Ja Morant and the #Grizzlies look to advance past the #Timberwolves in Game 6 on NBA Radio https://t.co/AYipQpw9t4 pic.twitter.com/wpKJDfbhlr – 3:03 PM

Henry Abbott @TrueHoop
Did you notice that things seemed to be difficult for Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. in the first round?
Now, says @David Thorpe, let’s consider what Steven Adams has been doing to help those two all season. truehoop.com/p/we-dont-need… – 2:41 PM

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The two fathers — Karl Towns Sr. and …

The two fathers — Karl Towns Sr. and Tee Morant — have made this series even more entertaining with their comical wisecracks as they root for their sons in their courtside seats. Towns says he’s enjoying observing his father’s happiness. “It’s awesome for my father to get to watch one of his best friends’ sons play against me. It’s really cool and a great experience,” Towns told Yahoo Sports. “It’s something that I don’t think many people get to experience in this league. It’s something that’s very different to see two superstars going at it in the NBA and it’s actually their dads, not the players, who are super good friends. So then the players build the bond around that.”

Ja Morant and Karl-Anthony Towns’ dads shared some delightful trash talk with each other and we need more of this

The AAU dads of the NBA are back.

I know everybody has a podcast these days when everybody doesn’t really need to have a podcast these days, but can we please get Tee Morant and Karl-Anthony Towns Sr. on a podcast or simulcast together or something?

These two just make magic happen when they talk, man. It’s pretty incredible.

Ja Morant’s dad and Karl-Anthony Towns’ dad have had a friendly back-and-forth going since game 1 of the Timberwolves-Grizzlies series and it has just been the best.

They’re literally getting up to go at each other in the middle of the game like they’re still AAU basketball dads. Except it’s the NBA. It’s amazing.

It all started during game 1 when Tee Morant told ESPN’s cameras “we ain’t ducking no smoke. Memphis, Memphis, Memphis,” after jawing with Karl-Anthony Towns Sr.

Now, the two are back at it again, but this time they’re doing sideline interviews with NBA TV’s Chris Haynes while talking perfect smack.

Towns Sr. said “they get a little lead, now they want to talk,” to which Morant responded “we gave y’all that first win so y’all would feel like you in the playoffs,” and, quite frankly, this is perfect.

They’ve even got a friendly wager placed on the series. If the Grizzlies win, Towns has to wear a Morant jersey. If the Timberwolves win, Morant has to wear a Towns jersey. Either way, we all win.

Listen. Here is what I’m proposing. Let’s just mic these two up and put them on an NSFW simulcast so they can talk unfiltered trash to everyone. If we can sit for hours and listen to Peyton and Eli Manning talk about whatever, we can almost certainly listen to these two, right? Right. Somebody pull some strings and make this happen.

It’s a layup. The people absolutely love this trash-talk between the two of them and I can’t blame them.