that liberating smile gave him away. She couldn't hide the feeling of enjoying her passion again. The adrenaline of the competition and the cheers of the public, despite playing in rival territory, brought him back to a much better time in the past. Basketball, ultimately his vital leitmotif, yesterday once again shone a light on the best version of Ja Morant, that of the NBA All-Star in capital letters. The unstoppable one-on-one player returned, with springs in his legs, who made the mistake of showing himself carrying weapons in two videos broadcast on social networks. After 25 games of suspension without pay, the point guard redeemed himself with a stellar performance in his return to the New Orleans Pelicans court.
"You did. I love you. “Are you ready?” Her mother told him before her return in a written conversation published by Morant himself. "I'm your son. “You know the answer,” he replied to her mother hours before floating over the parquet of the Smoothie King Center. The 24-year-old from South Carolina took the helm of the Memphis Grizzlies with the same firmness of yesteryear, top scorer with 34 points and author of the last six points of his team, including the winning basket at the buzzer (113-115 ). A feint to the left, a trademark reverse to the right and a jump shot between two rival hands was the dream signature. His companions piled up behind him, the first being the Spaniard Aldama, while Morant looked happily at a crowd that smiled back at him despite being his executioner. “I haven't played in eight months. I've had a lot of time to get to know myself. I had hard days. But basketball is my life, I love it. “I’m very excited,” Morant said on the court.
For Tennessee, the return of their franchise player is a moral and sporting incentive. He must be the turning point for a team that until now was second to last in the West with six wins and 19 losses, the last five in a row until the point guard's reappearance. Morant's last game before the suspension was April 28, the day the Lakers eliminated the Grizzlies in Game 6 of the first round of the playoffs. Before his recklessness in the networks, the point guard was one of the sensations of the NBA, an All-Star the previous two seasons. The bear franchise, without a leader and in a losing dynamic since the goodbye of Marc Gasol, became one of the bones in its Conference with the emergence of number 2 in the 2019 draft, which guided them to second place in the West. last courses.
Now, those from Memphis once again have arguments to dream if G12 focuses on the ball. "I've committed many errors. Not only with the public, but also with my family,” Morant reflected before returning to the competition, who is not the first with non-sports problems in the NBA. Porter Jr., Arenas, Telfair or a historical figure like Barkley also flirted with weapons. "I have learned a lot. I am very grateful to have had this opportunity to reflect,” concluded a Morant who is once again in the news, finally, for his talent for basketball.
