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Memphis Grizzlies: August 10th is now “Ja Morant Day” in this state

Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

The Memphis Grizzlies may not have an NBA Championship yet but they do have one of the biggest names in American sports in Ja Morant.

Morant had an up-and-down season in 2020-21 but finished strong by averaging a new franchise-high in scoring in the NBA Playoffs. In fact, simply calling it a franchise-high playoff scoring average doesn’t do it justice — the 21-year old crushed the old record by almost double-digits. He scored 30.2 points per game in the playoffs.

Morant averaged 19.