Ja Morant asks judge to have Confederate monument removed from Murray

Former Murray State star Ja Morant is asking a Kentucky judge to remove a Confederate monument in downtown Murray.

Morant, who was drafted with the second pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, led Murray State to a conference championship in 2019.

"Murray felt like a second home from the minute I stepped on campus and became a part of the Murray state community," Morant said in a letter to the Calloway County judge dated Thursday.

"As a young Black man, I cannot stress enough how disturbing and oppressive it is to know the city still honors a Confederate war general defending white supremacy and hatred."

The monument, which features a statue of Robert E. Lee, was erected in 1917…