“Proud of You Shorty”: Derrick Rose Pays Heartwarming Tribute to Ja Morant Upon Memphis Return

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant left the NBA world speechless with his heroic comeback on Tuesday. The fans and fellow players expressed their awe in words via social media and interviews. One of the latest stars to join the party was Morant’s new teammate, Derrick Rose. Ahead of the 23-year-old’s second outing in front of the Grizzlies fans, Rose took up the mic and gave a heart-warming welcome speech for Morant.

Morant came out of his suspension after 8 months in an away game against the New Orleans Pelicans. And it turned out to be one of the best comeback games in the history of sports. Symbolically, he received the possession of the ball for the game-deciding play and he dropped a buzzer-beater bucket to seal the victory. However, nothing tops the hype about returning to the court. Let’s find out how the home return turned out for the youngster.

Derrick Rose welcomes Ja Morant

The Grizzlies weren’t having the greatest season before Ja Morant‘s return to the court. The team only managed to win 6 out of their 25 games. Moreover, the fans stopped showing up to the home games. Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards also opened up about the conditions of the Grizzlies home games. Edwards said, “The fans was dead. I’ve never played in Memphis like this… I’m guessing because Ja out, probably.”

However, things are all set to change as the 23-year-old received a heartwarming welcome address from the star player, whom he looked up to in his childhood, Derrick Rose.

Rose has been unavailable for selection after he injured his left hamstring last week. However, he presented himself in front of the FedExForum ahead of the Thursday night game against the Indiana Pacers and shared a heartwarming welcome speech. He said, “On behalf of the fans, I want to say, welcome back, Ja. We are proud of you shorty… Stay locked in, we appreciate you, stay blessed.

Morant had been waiting for this moment to play alongside Rose since the trade. Let’s find out more about the wish.

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Even though he has yet to play alongside Rose, the following story would hype up their first game together.

Ja broke the silence after the Rose trade

When the Grizzlies traded in Derrick Rose, the league had already slapped the suspension and Morant had gone under the radar. But the star broke his 49-day social media hiatus and opened up. Morant took to his X handle and posted a meditating and rose emoji. However, it didn’t sit well with the fans online as they swarmed the comments, trolling the star.

Importantly, the duo’s union on the court is not so far. Rose has been recovering from tightness in the left hamstring. Until then, fans have to witness the powerful point guards in action.

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