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Tim Capurso

Ja Morant Is Helping Yuki Kawamura Learn English, Including Some Colorful Language

Kawamura and Morant do the griddy dance. | Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Along with sharing some basketball tips, Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant is helping Japanese teammate Yuki Kawamura learn English. And some of Morant's lessons have included teaching Kawamura some colorful language, as the latter amusingly shared in a recent interview with CNN international correspondent Hanako Montgomery.

"Ja Morant is like my big brother," Kawamura said. "He teaches me basketball skills and English. Well, sometimes he teaches me bad slang."

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