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Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant Likely To Replace Kyrie Irving On Nike Endorsement List

Irving was released from his deal with Nike this week
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Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant Likely To Replace Kyrie Irving On Nike Endorsement List
Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant Likely To Replace Kyrie Irving On Nike Endorsement List

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, who will play against the Miami Heat tonight, is reportedly is expected to sign a shoe deal with Nike. 

Morant will likely replace Brooklyn Nets guard Kryrie Irving, who was released earlier in the day from Nike. 

Here's the preview for tonight's game:

Game time: 8 p.m., ET

Where: FedEx Forum

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Betting line: +2

VITALS: The Heat and Grizzlies meet for the first of two matchups this regular season. Last season, the teams split the series, 1-1, with each squad winning on the road. The Heat are 28-23 all-time versus Memphis during the regular season, including 16-10 in home games and 12-13 in road games For the Heat, Victor Oladipo (knee) and Omar Yurtseven (ankle) are out.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Tyler Herro

G Kyle Lowry

C Bam Adebayo

F Caleb Martin

F Jimmy Butler

GRIZZLIES

F Dillon Brooks

F Jaren Jackson Jr

C Steven Brooks

G Ja Morant

G John Konchar

QUOTABLE

Heat forward Jimmy Butler on his teammates: "I see the way that they put their bodies on the line. Just the fact that everybody is stepping into roles when guys are down and guys are out. I love that because you never know when your number is going to be called. But every time somebody's number is called, they're always ready."

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Victor Oladipo moving closer to returning to lineup. CLICK HERE

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TWITTER: @ShandelRich

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For any Heat or NBA questions, please email shandelrich@gmail.com

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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