Ja Morant reacts to the Mike Conley trade, says his dad was his original 'hater' | The Jump

Ja Morant joins Rachel Nichols, Amin Elhassan and Mike Schmitz ahead of the 2019 NBA draft, where he is expected to be the No. 2 overall pick to the Memphis Grizzlies. He discusses the Mike Conley Jr. trade, playing alongside Jaren Jackson Jr., being overlooked as a high schooler, ultimately ending up at Murray State, and more.
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[@deferentcomic0185]

Ja speaking like he doing an interview in 2K

[@Khmao562]

Lmfao🤣🤣🤣

[@tellsteveharveyidontwanthe2283]

He really going for the team chemistry points😂

[@xxdamienxx823c9]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭

[@KT-bb2ki]

😁😁😁

[@gregthegoat7344]

Title had me thinking Conley was his dad😂😂😂

[@landlord59b]

Greg Freg 🚫🧢😂😂

[@cmilliones]

LMAO

[@Kanyaoo]

For real man

[@tarunb9477]

I thought his dad hated mike Conley......

[@grantriley7895]

I thought Mike Conley's dad hated him

[@musaninlebesi50]

The Grizzlies trust this guy. They literally traded Conley to give Ja the slot immediately no questions asked. He's gotta live up to that support.

[@chrisbeach423]

Conley deserves to be in a winning situation just like gasol did.. thats why he was traded him on utah is definitely a tough ass team and dark horse finals contenders

[@williamelliott3035]

That was a money choice. Why pay Conley the remainder of his large deal when he is injury prone. They got him for three years on a rookie deal.

[@2fyac]

I think Memphis didn’t want a back up point guard I guess

[@TheClutchCanuck]

He’s lived up to it so far I’d say 🙂

[@zay2x381]

Well look at him now

[@adam3053]

That sucks Conley would’ve been the perfect mentor for Ja.

[@countryboy6855]

Man who you tellin👍

[@michaele.918]

Mentors are overrated in the NBA. LeBron, Kobe, MJ, Shaq had people around them that helped them but talent ultimately gets you where you are. Some players need guidance but if the talent is there, Conley isn t needed.

[@teejaytv3821]

My Life obviously he isn’t needed but he could help him still

[@zay2x381]

Well look at him supposed to be rookie of the year

[@Nick-qs8mp]

He ain't need it. Dudes a prodigy in the making

[@supersexymd7481]

I thought his dad was the original hater of Mike Conley.

[@cybil66]

I though Mike Conleys dad was his original hater 😂😂

[@GaiijinNimbus]

Lmaoooo same

[@nanakittoe9120]

Ohhh I dead thought I was stupid or sumn cause shit was tuff to read 😂

[@wonkieworldfilms]

0:26 Mike Conley Trade 2:17 His Dad Was His 1st Hater

[@TheBoxBox920]

Thank you, really appreciate it

[@BlackedOutDreams]

❤️💜

[@nathaniel4146]

For a moment, I thought Conley was his dad...

[@cooljr9828]

Bruh same 😭

[@bubak4960]

you stoopid LOL

[@entongbrewok411]

Fact

[@kiingdreams9757]

Bruh so mike wouldve had ja at 12? You idiot you just did that to get likes

[@jordanfox521]

Dumb

[@Derrixk]

I’ve seen quotes on ig by him but dis my first time actually hearing his voice 😭😭💀

[@aaronramirez2610]

Man he looks so young back then,who would of thought 7 years later he have 6 championship.

[@thehaitianway7706]

Aaron Ramirez hahaha😂

[@dontquityourdayjob5188]

Lmao

[@nikolairose2739]

Lmaooo he getting his predictions in early

[@allthegoodonesweregone]

5 years buddy

[@Bobbycantbuild]

That mean ass voice crack 1:36

[@wakandaforlife6149]

“Umm” the verbal word for human buffering during a conversation

[@thaBootyologist]

Especially when you lying your ass off 😂😭

[@koolc90]

And “Like”

[@shaunbang]

Who the hell is that Kevin Love doppelgänger sitting next to Ja doing here?

[@freddynbonnie1319]

* Marc Gasol

[@SK8N71]

That sentence made no sense

[@hoodiejayy304]

@@SK8N71 do yk wat a doppelganger is if so his sentence make sense

[@SK8N71]

JayGoDum looks absolutely nothing like him

[@hoodiejayy304]

@@SK8N71 thats tru

[@redvanderbilt289]

Ja Morant looks like going to be the best vocal leader in this draft class.

[@arvinaulakh3560]

Red Vanderbilt he looks like lil nas x

[@pov.e7588]

This comment aged like wine!

[@Bob-fj7lr]

sometimes forget they’re kids. that zion quote about him always being around his mom and super shy sounds realistic

[@toofpace3683]

Hes gonna be beastly

[@ronroyalty6278]

Don’t he sound like Charles Barkley 😂

[@tiago7160]

Ron Royalty he does too I Neva noticed his voice

[@jarmelbennett7693]

Nah lol you can tell he's from the south tho

[@tyresecrockett7651]

Ron Royalty Southern Grammer

[@rickjames-qg7fs]

Fabalus

[@daviddavies4887]

Sounds like he talking out his 👃 nose 😂😂 😂😂 w

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

"Keep God first" Ja 💯🙏

[@Skyy67]

Watching this man in 2021 & he definitely done earn his money & has put on a show since entering the league..im frm Memphis & he done surpassed Mike conley cause his game is more fun to watch but Mike was a great PG & role model to kids in this city never seen him smoke drink act crazy talk crazy I think he married happy family type guy..

[@jtbear77]

Everybody sleeping on Ja Morant ⚡️🥶💯 he is something GREAT

[@ahmedmacadato2077]

at 1:36 did y'all hear ja's voice cracked?

[@yodainhigh-school2917]

yea 🤣

[@kobeforever-hokage5471]

Bruh Conley look like his dad

[@daddyfamlittle6262]

Noooo.......HIS Dad look like his Dad! They look just alike dude! Smh

[@neanam]

Conley children white

[@b-arcenalemmanuelc.4385]

Humble man Respect👌

[@thejake7602]

Why he sound like forest gump 😂😂

[@jauharilee7496]

He's from South Carolina

[@chrisstevens2069]

Ja Morant is funny got a very good sense of humor

[@chiefdex2147]

Ja’s voice crack at 1:37💀🦋

[@pauljohn0001]

Rookie of the Year!

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Ja low-key sounds like chuck

[@grantrmoore]

It would of been wise to keep Conley for another yr to mentor Morant.. Oh well 🤷‍♂️

[@domais68]

This kid is an absolute freak of nature athlete. For a small player, he plays with his head over the rim! I believe he was locked in at #2, with a promise, when he didn't show at the Draft camp. The guys who didn't show probably all knew their destinations.

[@Lulshawnofrmoutsouth]

1:36 voice crack🤣

[@ChrisMcKee087]

My mans Bol Bol looking fire🔥

[@BruceWayne-pm6co]

The title made me think that his dad hated Mike Conley

[@mrgblue4946]

5:55 Bol Bol put Zion on blast, oh the cameras back for you bro.

[@austindarr13]

Those sixers fans in the back lmaoooo, kawhi broke there hearts they lowkey pissed

[@jmg5980]

Bruh Ja had the cleanest fit, not too wild an not simple just right an most important original 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@daprinceofhiphop]

I relate to this kid! My dad is my biggest hater

[@venomous418]

Pops is a real one for that

[@paulsilas9070]

The Memphis community loved Mike Conley, Ja has big shoes to fill.

[@neanam]

We will forget about him asap-a-rilla

[@KI-gs8sq]

So are you happy?

[@lolhahah21]

He speaks well. Well spoken young guy.

[@TheFurinfuretto]

Ja Morant played on the same thim with zion at some point didnt he? Love both of them

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

It's Kevin Love, Mike Conley's son, and Bunk from the Wire hanging out. That's so cool!

[@DnA067]

Conley gonna retire early and drop his reggae album

[@kobyz21]

He has such a fun personality

[@bigboybot3735]

Ja always had the TaLeNt 1:36

[@jonathonjimenez2418]

what is she gonna get banned from espn platforms for saying he’s looking good ?

[@fatbakk9787]

Listen to how many time they say umm 😂

[@angels7192]

1:36 😂😂😂

[@4ktkaram395]

Bro was voice cracking like crazy 😂

[@chrisparker3708]

They could’ve kept mike Conley on the bench and to be the voice in the locker room to ja morant

[@jdotcash]

mad humble. im a fan

[@yopierreyouwannacomeouther2923]

Perfect timing for ja to make a legacy on tha grizzlies

[@tristonmize174]

“I knew I always had the TaLEnT”

[@miitpatel5387]

So we r just gon act like a top 2 pick didn’t have a voice crack at 1:37?

[@koraihoshiumi3137]

"When I was watching sportscenter" on ESPN lol. Got a lot to learn young fella

[@deehuncho3937]

Mike Conley or R Kelly on the thumbnail 🤣

[@howarddavis3517]

Bol bol looking smoov af

[@musaninlebesi50]

Bruh cleeeeeaaaaannnnnnn

[@Rx12233]

44th pick wtf

[@madskillz8177]

@@Rx12233 injured

[@trusteppakt5908]

Came back to this video to admit, as a lifer GRIZZLIES fan who’s seen & knows EVERYTHING about this franchise & what they mean to the city... Ja is better than Mike Conley ever was & he ain’t even got his grown man body yet 🤧

[@Unknokownuser]

Yeah your a fake grizz fan go dubs

[@trusteppakt5908]

@@Unknokownuser smd

[@griffgraff1459]

1:36

[@daviddavies4887]

When he talks he sounds like he's talking out his nose 😅😂🤣🤣🤣😅😆😄😃😆😁

[@Jt-ut1kk]

David Davies Its almost like people sound different & have accents...

[@dallenbrodowski3474]

Ja sounds like his nose is plugged, get this boy some Benadryl

[@obiohaz6023]

1 day in sumter, sc will make you sound like that

[@thesedays1919]

oBioHaz facts

[@ezriz7912]

You look good in your suit yet no espn outcry lol

[@SeanDropYewOff]

That voice crack tho 1:36

[@josephpaiz8180]

Why Morant sound like Charles Barkley 😂😂😂

[@pvlapa]

LOL. I remember watching Kevin Hart and he said something like "you need to pre-bully your kids".

[@514realcity5]

FOCUSED!

[@mairayounas2691]

The title made me think Ja's dad was a Mike Conley hater.

[@ikon1403]

I’ve never heard this man speak without saying “obviously”

[@alscofield5651]

Looks like his dad

[@Calilou52]

"Only black men look good in purple suits" Foreal though that suit with that chain looks dope as hell

[@jayfeezy9715]

Welcome to Memphis JA 😈😈😈😈

[@alexis-gc5qu]

1:37 💀💀

[@locoadan1999]

Thought that was nick wright lol

[@290kells8]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@gqdaddy8544]

that dunk... damn.. that dude trying to draw a charge made a baaaaaaaad business decision.... lol

[@crickhaux8761]

2:32 that hair tho

[@dtmthemcoldchannel4885]

Any Question: Ja morant: "Ummm" *words* "Ummm" *more words*

[@blkjesus3]

More athletic Mike Conley let's ball baby!!!

[@DennyPrastha]

Nah dude, you can't beat last year class. Also, I don't think Zion's rookie season will be as good as Doncic or even Trae.

[@damnson4637]

i have the feeling that he will be better than Zion no front

[@tayvoncarter5597]

I was not expecting his voice 💀😭

[@MD-cd7em]

HE HAS THAT FIRE!

[@xerxeii]

sixers fans just giving love

[@anthonyrush7365]

South Carolina in the building

[@jjisking3316]

Voice crack😂1:37

[@isaiahjones8543]

I thought that was Nick Wright next to Ja at first lol

[@Glokkbinladin]

who else heard the voice crack at 1:37 😭

[@tmfwilly]

Damn they low-key look alike 👀👀

[@bobozou787]

Now he is lucky that the pelican didn't draft him, after knowing the story between him and his Dad

[@jimmynotnice9190]

People hated morants suit but it went hard

[@zhewang7691]

What happened to Tacko Falls

[@mrpzpdx]

He’s special

[@TacticalPower88]

Sounds like Joel Embid's secret son from the ATL lol

[@johnpatrickgaviola3918]

Every year, rookies talk like robots man! Then after that paycheck they show what their real personality.

[@ichiiizen]

let's see what he can do in the nba

[@LetMeOutProductions]

This title is such a mess 😂

[@OTL-UnDisPusted]

Ja look like Polo g 😂😂

[@trillestjay387]

But wasn’t his dad at his drafts and hugging him and all that at the nba draft

[@Nathanbernard804]

And the rest is history.

[@michelgarvey164]

He really be speaking like he has a blocked noise

[@squabsquab2524]

😅

[@wyuvbl2204]

ain't that bdot in the back

[@Jags4Life]

Winson yu where