Ja Morant Makes Major Announcement

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant looks to have an AAU team on the way

Joey Linn | Jan 29, 2024

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Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant made a major announcement on Monday evening, teasing a new AAU team "Twelve Time" for 6th and 7th grade boys, and 7th grade girls. Morant made the announcement via his Instagram story, sharing this post:

The account tagged in the post is @twelvetimeaau, and does not currently have any posts yet:

Several NBA stars have their own youth teams, and it looks like Morant is the latest to create one. It seems reasonable to assume that Nike will have a level of involvement in Morant's new AAU program, as the Grizzlies star is one of their most popular athletes right now.

Especially popular among youth players, Morant's signature Ja 1 Nike sneakers have taken the youth basketball scene by storm, and are often worn by top college and NBA players as well. There are a lot of possibilities for Morant and Nike to work together to build up his new AAU team, and it seems likely that additional information will be released soon now that Morant has announced the start of the program.

Despite being out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, Morant is still making moves off the court. This has been seen with his signature sneakers, and now with the launch of his own AAU program for youth basketball players.

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JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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