Ja Morant Has Something To Prove
The Lead
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🗓️ 23 January 2020
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Zion Williamson made a splash in his debut last night. But his fellow rookie, Ja Morant, has been dominating defenses all season and creating an incredible highlight reel along the way. Today, The Athletic’s Omari Sankofa II joins us to talk about Ja’s impressive rookie year, why he has a chip on his shoulder, and whether or not he, and not Zion, should have been the number one pick in the draft.
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| 0:00.0 | Zion Williamson made his long away to debut last night and after a slow start he got |
| 0:12.1 | red hot in the fourth. |
| 0:13.9 | Zion for four for four! |
| 0:17.1 | Welcome to the NBA! |
| 0:21.1 | But there's another rookie who's been hogging the spotlight this year in Zion's absence. |
| 0:25.8 | Jon Morant with a running start. |
| 0:27.8 | Elevates! |
| 0:28.8 | Oh my goodness! |
| 0:30.8 | Jon Morant with elevation! |
| 0:32.8 | Jon Morant had a quiet night last night but his season has been anything but. |
| 0:38.8 | There are very few of him in this game. |
| 0:41.8 | Mr. Rojé, we need your thussaurus. |
| 0:45.8 | Today the athletics O'Mari Sancofa the second joins us to talk about Jon's incredible |
| 0:50.8 | rookie year, how his upbringing shaped the way he plays and whether or not he and not |
| 0:56.1 | Zion should have been the number one pick in the draft. |
| 1:00.5 | From wondering on the athletic I'm Kavitha Davidson. |
| 1:03.0 | And I'm Anders Keltow, it's Thursday, January 23rd and this is the lead. |
| 1:08.8 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:13.8 | There was just something about the emotion and the moment the matter goes from personal. |
| 1:17.8 | The failures of the past don't matter because we've got this going. |
| 1:21.8 | This isn't a story where you interview the athlete in the home. |
| 1:27.8 | It stays with you. |
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