Tee Morant, the daddy of Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant, appeared on the Up Subsequent Elite Camp in New Orleans alongside Pelicans gamers to provide some recommendation to the younger basketball gamers in attendance.
Morant referenced Ja in his speech, which was posted to Twitter by Pelicans content material supervisor Rel Myers. The audio is a bit exhausting to listen to, so the transcription won’t be precise, however Morant emphasised being cautious of the selections being made:
“Ensure anytime y’all wherever, know the capabilities of all people round you,” he stated. “My son didn’t get in bother for the folks round him. He bought in bother for his choices.”
He suggested to imagine all people “is taking a look at you” and that “the whole lot is magnified.”
“My son didn’t get in bother trigger of individuals round him. He bought in bother due to his choices.”
Tee Morant speaks to the attendees on the Up Subsequent Elite Camp in New Orleans. One of many matters the children requested about in the present day was deal with when individuals are speaking about you. pic.twitter.com/DNtfLfmzBy
— REL (@relmyers) August 19, 2023
Myers additionally tweeted movies of gamers, together with Elfrid Payton, an NBA veteran presently on a staff in Puerto Rico, and Pelicans participant CJ McCollum. McCollum stated that work ethic is the important thing to separating your self from the competitors.
“You may management how exhausting you prepare and the way exhausting you defend. You too can management the way you put together,” he stated.
CJ with a number of nuggets of information. pic.twitter.com/BnyifNiVPI
— REL (@relmyers) August 19, 2023
Go to Myer’s web page for a wide range of movies from the youth basketball occasion, together with a clip of a camper attempting, with no avail, to get previous the defensive pest of Jose Alvardo.
You realize a few of the campers needed a shot at scoring on Jose 😆 pic.twitter.com/LIY5vAZ2pQ
— REL (@relmyers) August 19, 2023