Ja Morant, the 23-year-old star point guard for the Memphis Grizzlies, conjures that of the electrifying NBA superstar Allen Iverson. With colorfully dyed dreadlocks, an infectious smile and a signature sneaker, Ja represents the next generation of NBA superstars. But his bursting athletic brilliance, so evocative of Iverson, comes with a cost: the perceived menace of the Black gangster.
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