Q 01/05

What is Ja's full given name?

A) Temetrius Jamel

B) Tyrese Jamal

C) Jarvis Terrell

D) Jaylen Anthony

Answer · why

A) Temetrius Jamel

Temetrius Jamel Morant goes by Ja for short. His father, Tee, filmed his games with a GoPro camera strapped to his head, hoping some college would fin...

Q 02/05

In which state was Morant born and raised?

A) Georgia

B) South Carolina

C) North Carolina

D) Tennessee

Answer · why

B) South Carolina

South Carolina: Morant grew up in tiny Dalzell, where his parents turned a cracked concrete patch behind the house into a full court and ran workouts ...

Q 03/05

Morant's father Tee was a high school teammate of which NBA great?

A) Kevin Garnett

B) Raymond Felton

C) Ray Allen

D) Jermaine O'Neal

Answer · why

C) Ray Allen

Ray Allen and Tee Morant were teammates at Hillcrest High in Dalzell. Tee later shelved his own pro basketball hopes when Ja was on the way and went t...

Q 04/05

What did Tee Morant have young Ja jump on in their backyard to build his leaping ability?

A) Sand bags

B) Wooden crates

C) Gym mats

D) Tractor tires

Answer · why

D) Tractor tires

Tractor tires: Ja jumped on them dozens of times after every drill, and years later Nike modeled the traction pattern of his second signature shoe on ...

Q 05/05

Which future number one pick was Morant's AAU teammate for a season with the Hornets grassroots team?

A) Paolo Banchero

B) Zion Williamson

C) Anthony Edwards

D) Cade Cunningham

Answer · why

B) Zion Williamson

Zion Williamson and Morant shared one summer on a small team with no shoe-company backing; recruiters took notice of Williamson then, while Morant's o...