Morant wants explanation from ROY voter who chose Zion

Ja Morant was named Rookie of the Year. Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports

Ja Morant wants explanation from voter who prevented unanimous Rookie of the Year choice

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 9/19/20

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was just one vote shy of unanimously winning the NBA's 2019-20 Rookie of the Year Award. One media member voted for New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, and Morant wasn't too happy about it.

Morant learned on Saturday who cast the only first-place vote for Williamson, and he asked that man for an explanation. The Grizzlies also tweeted toward the reporter.

appreciate you i’m not gonna do too much , ima let everybody else do dat . i just wanna know why lol
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) September 19, 2020

We just wanna talk @JCowleyHoops
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) September 19, 2020

It seemed like Morant was headed toward a unanimous selection after the season he had in Memphis. The 21-year-old averaged 17.8 points, 7.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game while shooting 47.7 % from the field and 33.5 % from beyond the arc.

The second-overall pick earned a spot on the NBA's All-Rookie First Team and led the Grizzlies to a play-in game in the Western Conference. Unfortunately for Morant, Memphis lost that game to the Portland Trail Blazers.

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