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You win Rookie of the Year, you get the giraffe — or should we say, Ja Raffe!! — ’cause Grizzlies star Ja Morant officially has a baby giraffe named after him at the Memphis Zoo!!
And, we must say … it’s JA-mazing!!
The zoo announced its newest addition to the fam on Thursday … saying it welcomed a baby boy on Nov. 10.
Fresh off Ja’s JA-dropping rookie campaign — he averaged nearly 18 points and 7 assists a game for Memphis — the place decided to JAnor the 21-year-old with the long-necked namesake.
“We have some new hooves on the African Veldt. His name is Ja Raffe to celebrate @memgrizz’s @JaMorant winning @NBA Rookie of the year,” the zoo said on Twitter … revealing the cute baby giraffe in a video.
We have some new hooves on the African Veldt. His name is Ja Raffe to celebrate @memgrizz’s @JaMorant winning @NBA Rookie of the year. Read more in our latest ZooNews Blog. #memphiszoo #GrindCity #giraffe @zoos_aquariums #babyanimal pic.twitter.com/nwPK8olK9x
— Memphis Zoo (@MemphisZoo) November 19, 2020
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Ja hasn’t spoken about the big token of JA-ppreciation from the zoo just yet … but we’re sure he’s JA-st thrilled.
We take it they’re saving the bear naming for when Ja wins MVP??