Ja Morant Makes Social Media Announcement as he is set to…

In a post on his Instagram story on Friday, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant announced that he is now on TikTok. In the Instagram story post, Morant shared a link to his new TikTok account, and told his Instagram followers to follow that page in order to catch all of the Nike Ja 1 drops, along with other exciting content:

Already active on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter), albeit less than he was prior to his Instagram live incidents, Morant has now branched out to TikTok. While the Grizzlies star has been taking some more time away from social media since his second gun video incident that occurred during an Instagram live session, the point guard does have a large following that he wants to continue connecting with.

Social media can be a great platform for athletes like Morant to engage with fans, and while a lot of attention has understandably been placed on Morant’s poor usage of social media in the past, he has generated a lot of positivity on his platforms as well.

Doing a lot of exciting things with his Ja 1 shoes and other unique collaborations, Morant wants to share that with as many people as possible, which is why he has now branched out to TikTok

Off to an NBA-worst 1-8 start, the Memphis Grizzlies sure could use Ja Morant in the lineup. They’ll have to wait until mid-December though.

That’s when the two-time All-Star guard’s 25-game suspension is set to end. Morant can’t be in the arena when the Grizzlies are playing games, but he’s around the team the rest of the time.

“He’s fully involved in practices, film sessions, individual workouts, team dinners, the social things that they’re doing in the hotel room after games,” coach Taylor Jenkins said before Sunday’s game against the Clippers.

Morant was punished by the league as the result of twice being filmed on social media displaying a gun. He was first suspended eight games in March after a video surfaced of him brandishing a gun at a strip club in Denver, and then was set down for 25 games to start this season after another video was recorded inside a car in May.

“He’s got a great positive attitude throughout this,” Jenkins said. “I know it can be frustrating for him, the team not having him around. We understand the circumstances.”