A series of troubling incidents, including allegedly beating up a teen and flashing a gun on IG Live, have put Ja Morant's future in doubt.
Morant is treading dangerous ground with his antics, which seem perplexing to those who’ve closely followed his story. Morant grew up in small-town Dalzell, South Carolina, where his father Tee put his own basketball dreams on hold in Europe to stay home and raise his son alongside Morant’s mother Jamie. Tee built a basketball court in their backyard, and trained Morant year-round in order to help hone his craft.
But this isn’t just about one young man’s immaturity. What’s happening here is a sign of a sick culture. Morant is a wonder on the court, but perhaps he isn’t above the temptations of embodying the tough-guy persona that so many young men grapple with. America subsists on systemic inequality, which has engendered communities full of people living in survival mode.
American pop culture lionizes these outlaw figures, from cowboys to mobsters to gangsters. It’s a deeply American story that many are compelled to emulate, even if they’re like Morant, a preternaturally gifted athlete shrouded by familial support, opportunity, and now riches. One can look to former NBA player Javaris Crittenton as an example of a worst-case scenario.
I don’t care what y’all say about Ja I carried a gun after I was stabbed y’all don’t know what he going thru everyone got something to say until u really know what’s really going on in someone life when u black and rich u a target periodSometimes access to millions isn’t a deterrent, but intensifies one’s sense of power as the alpha breadwinner, surrounded by a cadre of yes-men and hangers-on ready to commit actions that can fall back on the star.
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