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Sports Illustrated reported the scout’s assessment with the guard’s health and conditioning among the biggest issues highlighted. “He’s got a bad knee, doesn’t really work on […] The post NBA scout has serious concerns about Ja Morant appeared first on TalkBasket.net .","published":"2026-09-27T06:56:26Z","seen":"2026-09-27T07:09:03Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-talkbasket-net-6f1ac3","name":"talkbasket.net","domain":"talkbasket.net"},"via":"kite-talkbasket-net-6f1ac3","topics":["nba","ja morant"],"authors":["TalkBasket.net"],"entities":[{"id":"Q59656031","name":"Ja Morant","type":"person"}],"image":"https://www.talkbasket.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jamorant3-scaled-e1676535867528.webp","mentions":3,"story":"st_gufwsyx2hvikskboevva","category":"sport","category_p":0.85,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.25,"political":0.02}]}