Where did Ja Morant grow up? Internet highlights humble upbringing as accusations sparks disappointment

Ja Morant could be in a lot of trouble because of a couple of incidents that happened last summer. Morant allegedly threatened Memphis mall officials while also battling a lawsuit after being accused of beating up a teenager at his Tennessee home.

Some on the internet have expressed disappointment at the Memphis Grizzlies superstar, considering he had a great upbringing. Morant was born on Aug. 10, 1999 in Dalzell, South Carolina. His parents are Tee and Jamie Morant, who were both athletes in college.

Morant grew up in Sumter, South Carolina, where he played high school basketball for Crestwood. He then played two seasons of college basketball at Murray State in Murray, Kentucky. He was drafted second by the Grizzlies in 2019, behind Duke's Zion Williamson.

Some fans on social media were quite disappointed with the recent Morant news. The incident with the Indiana Pacers last month highlights a potential problem for Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies. It even led NFL legend and Fox Sports analyst Shannon Sharpe to give Morant sound advice.

Twitter is now questioning why Morant is trying to be something he's not. Fans have pointed to his upbringing under a two-parent household, complete with a house and everything he needs to be successful.

Here are some of the reactions on Twitter:

"How did a 2 parent household raise an NBA player and fake thug?"

"Grew up in a town with less of a crime rate than most towns in Arkansas."

"Ja Morant acting like he embarrassed to come from a 2 parent household."

"Ja Morant bout to lose everything he worked hard for by trynna be a fake thug."

"Despite good upbringing and values Ja Morant chose to hang with and become a thug"

"Grow up and be a good example for these kids cause you're like AI to them"

"Dude went to a private school and had a great upbringing."

"Ja you're not a thug you're from the suburbs and had both parents growing up"

"Ja Morant has 2 loving parents and was a normal ass kid in high school."

"What's with the fights and gun flashing? I KNOW your parents raised you better than that."

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Ja Morant called himself family person ahead of draft night

The Morant Family at the 2019 NBA draft

Ja Morant spoke about growing up in South Carolina in a pre-draft interview with Clinton Yates of Andscape. Morant revealed that he considered himself a family man because of the way his parents raised him in a humble community.

"It's a very small town, the country, a lot of woods," Morand said. "But almost everybody around there know each other. That's why I'm a big family person."