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Did Grizzlies’ Ja Morant Take Drake’s GF Johanna Leia? (Photos)

Did Grizzlies’ Ja Morant Take Drake’s GF Johanna Leia? (Photos)

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been on an incredible hot streak over the past year.

Currently, the 22-year-old is averaging 27.6 points per game on 49 percent shooting from the field and 36 percent shooting from beyond the arc – career highs on all counts. Despite that increased scoring production, he is still also averaging 7.6 assists and 6.4 rebounds per game (also a career best).

Morant’s stellar play has resulted in a Grizzlies group that nobody was expecting much from in the preseason occupying the third seed in the Western Conference. Russell Westbrook getting triggered by the mere mention of Morant’s name recently shows just how in the heads of the league’s veterans he is. They’re scared of him, and they should be.

Morant’s success isn’t just limited to what’s happening on the court, though.

According to awesemo.com, the Grizzlies guard may also now be dating Johanna Leia.

“Ja Morant has been recently linked to 40-year-[old] Johanna Leia,” the report read.

“… This tea is for those who are fans of Ja. He’s been liking all her pics and she recently followed him on Instagram. She’s been to a few of his games and he flew her out to Denver for his game tomorrow. Johanna has two kids. A 17-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter. There seems to be a trend now of young athletes dating older women.”

Leia achieved mainstream viral status last year when it came out that she was dating world-renowned rapper Drake. That coupled with her being hoops prospect Amari Bailey’s mother fascinated the sports community for a while.

Since then, the chatter about both Leia and Drake quieted – until now.

Relationship drama aside, Leia often also goes viral for her various Instagram posts:

 

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As noted, presuming things progress — Morant wouldn’t be the first young NBA star in recent months to fall for a much older Instagram star.

It will be interesting to see where Morant and Leia’s relationship goes from here. The fact that the two are now being publicly linked means things can only go in one of two directions.

Either they’ll embrace these reports and become more out there with their dealings.

Or they’ll go in the opposite direction and sever all contact.

Given Morant’s rapidly rising status and continued great play, an answer one way or the other should sooner rather than later.

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Carlos Garcia

A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.

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