Ja Morant’s life is just beginning. The people in his corner need to step up to give the Grizzlies' star a wake-up call, writes davidaldridgedc. 'Someone needs to get to Morant, stat. He’s (bleeping) up.'
I am reminded of what the comic and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Tim Kazurinsky said about his friend, the late Chris Farley, in the book “Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests,” an oral history of SNL.
Kazurinsky railed against the notion that “no one” helped Farley with his addictions, which killed him. Farley’s friends took him to rehab. They were there when he got out of rehab. They told him he was doing too many drugs. They told him if he didn’t stop, he would die. At some point, a personresponsible for their well-being. But people who care are always there, even at the lowest points, even if or when their first interventions don’t take hold.He paused.
“Man,” he began. “It’s tough. I just feel like, as Black men, in our country, especially us, in the position we have, that we’re blessed to be one percenters, right? We’re blessed to have, in his case, a shoe deal, $200 million on the horizon. And, I think a lot of time, we are figures. But we are role models, too. We have to realize that everybody, every kid, everybody in general, they’re watching us. It’s just unfortunate.
“I think he understands the position he’s in. He’s an icon to the game. He’s grown into that role. And he has to understand that kids are going to look up to him, and the things he does. I think it’s a learning experience for him. I don’t think it defines who he is.” Ja Morant’s life is just beginning. And ultimately, he’s the only one who can guide it through this incredibly difficult patch to the other side. But we all need co-pilots, engineers, people who help give our lives structure and won’t sugar-coat it when we’re up.Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Try a week on us.is a senior columnist for The Athletic.
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