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Jade Hewitt / Athletes Unlimited
The first week of Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball is complete — here’s who stands out.
Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball tipped off this week, with game play beginning on Feb. 5 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The month-long women’s professional basketball league, which launched in 2022, provides another pathway for WNBA players to stay in the U.S. during the offseason, earn supplemental income, and develop as players. Participating athletes will earn a minimum of $20,000, a figure that can increase to $50,000 with bonuses.

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Ja Morant’s father, Tee Morant, was ejected during the closing minutes of the Memphis Grizzlies‘ 125-112 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night in what was ultimately an embarrassing scene for the dad of the superstar.
According to the pool report conducted with Crew Chief Josh Tiven after the game, the elder Morant kept repeating “overtly disrespectful statements about the officiating crew,” which led Tiven to approach security to remove him from the game.
Asked if he was aware that the man was Ja Morant’s father, Tiven answered “yes.

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