Tee Morant, the father of Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant, appeared with Pelicans players at Up Next Elite Camp in New Orleans to offer some advice to the young basketball players in attendance.
Morant referenced yes in his speech, which was posted to Twitter by Pelican’s content manager Rel Myers. The audio is a little hard to hear so the transcription may not be accurate, but Morant stressed that one should be careful with the choices made:
“Make sure you know the abilities of everyone around you anytime, anywhere,” he said. “My son didn’t get into trouble for the people around him. He got into trouble because of his choices.”
He advised assuming that “everyone is looking at you” and that “everything is magnified.”
“My son didn’t get into trouble because of the people around him. He got into trouble because of his choices.”
Tee Morant speaks to participants at the Up Next Elite Camp in New Orleans. One of the topics the children asked about today was how do you deal with people talking about you. pic.twitter.com/DNtfLfmzBy
— REL (@relmyers) August 19, 2023
Myers also tweeted videos of players including Elfrid Payton, an NBA veteran who is currently on a Puerto Rico team, and Pelicans player CJ McCollum. McCollum said work ethic is key to setting yourself apart from the competition.
“You can control how hard you train and how hard you defend. You can also control how you prepare,” he said.
CJ with a few nuggets of knowledge. pic.twitter.com/BnyifNiVPI
— REL (@relmyers) August 19, 2023
Myer’s site has a variety of videos from the youth basketball event, including a clip of a camper trying unsuccessfully to overcome the defensive plague of Jose Alvardo.
You know some of the campers wanted a chance to score against Jose 😆 pic.twitter.com/LIY5vAZ2pQ
— REL (@relmyers) August 19, 2023
