It didn’t take long into the 2021-22 NBA season for Ja Morant to put together an incredible highlight.
The third-year Memphis Grizzlies guard threw down a full-extension, one-handed alley-oop dunk against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, in what’s the season opener for each team.
Check out this nasty jam from the incredibly athletic point guard:
JA MORANT 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/YuC3GnmUKX
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) October 21, 2021
The extension on this Ja dunk is absurd 🤯@memgrizz 83@cavaliers 79 pic.twitter.com/CmutpjzxHL
— NBA (@NBA) October 21, 2021
With roughly eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Morant leads all scorers in the game with 26 points in 26 minutes played.
He’s a special talent, and there will be plenty more amazing highlights to come from him this season.
Update: Morant finished with 37 points (17-of-29 from the field), six assists, six rebounds, and two blocks in a 132-121 Grizzlies win.