Kane asked around, learned that the young man’s name was Ja Morant and soon began talking with Morant’s father, Tee. Tee Morant told Kane that his son would be playing a full 5-on-5 game the next day for an A.A.U. “This kid’s going to be a pro,” Kane, now an assistant at Iowa State, told McMahon. “His name is Ja Morant. “He offered Ja in the parking lot after seeing him play,” Tee Morant said in a telephone interview.

Source: New York Times March 18, 2019 02:19 UTC