NEXT UP, JA
Sports Illustrated US|April 2023
THE GRIZZLIES GUARD JOINS SOME ESTABLISHED STARS AS PLAYERS WITH THEIR OWN SIGNATURE LINES OF NIKE SNEAKERS
JARREL HARRIS
NEXT UP, JA
 

IF YOU need an example of the rising star power of Ja Morant, look no further than his interaction with 9-year-old Zander Carr in January. Footage of Morant taking off his pink Ja 1 Nike signature shoes, autographing them and handing them postgame to the crying Grizzlies fan went viral.

"To see how they react to getting a pair of my shoes is big time," says Morant, 23. "It's something not everybody gets, so I know how special it is to them, and it is definitely special to me seeing them cry or have on my jersey."

This story is from the April 2023 edition of Sports Illustrated US.

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