{"id":857642,"date":"2026-10-13T06:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/857642\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T06:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:24:22","slug":"ja-morant-father-jabs-grizzlies-after-offseason-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/857642\/","title":{"rendered":"Ja Morant father jabs Grizzlies after offseason trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tee Morant voiced his disappointment over Ja Morant&#8217;s offseason trade while sending a pointed warning to the Grizzlies ahead of his son&#8217;s return to face his former team.<\/p>\n<p>Tee Morant still has a deep appreciation for the city of Memphis, but it seems he no longer feels the same way about the Grizzlies organization<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/23448-ja-morant.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-424592-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Ja Morant\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                PG\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                27\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                188 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                79 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                South Carolina, United States of America\n            <\/p>\n<p>On his Tee&#8217;d Up Podcast, the father of Ja Morant openly expressed his true feelings about the offseason trade and the Grizzlies&#8217; decision to part ways with the star point guard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t have a bad thing to say about Memphis, because it wasn&#8217;t Memphis that traded [Ja], and we don&#8217;t trade Memphis. It was the organization that felt like they was going down another path, and I guess we didn&#8217;t belong,&#8221; the elder Morant said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s no hard feelings, but when we get on that court, you better know it&#8217;s a reckoning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  Grizzlies parted ways with Ja Morant <\/p>\n<p>Ja Morant was traded by the Memphis Grizzlies to the Portland Trail Blazers back in June.<\/p>\n<p>In exchange for the two-time All-Star, the Grizzlies received forwards Jerami Grant and Kris Murray.<\/p>\n<p>Morant was once the league&#8217;s most electrifying star who consistently produced highlight-reel plays. However, a plethora of off-court issues, injuries, and the sudden decline of his production forced the Grizzlies to attempt to trade him multiple times dating back to last season.<\/p>\n<p>He was limited to just 20 games last season and averaged 19.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 8.1 assists, shooting 41% from the field.<\/p>\n<p>Morant will face the Grizzlies for the first time on Oct. 29 for the upcoming NBA season.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_6\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for reading us! 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