Grizzlies guard Ja Morant suffered an injury to his right hand and wrist midway through the fourth quarter of Game 1 against the Lakers on Sunday (ESPN video link).
X-rays were negative but “he’s in some pain,” coach Taylor Jenkins told Tim MacMahon of ESPN (Twitter link) and other media members afterward. The medical staff is still evaluating his hand and wrist. Morant already had a nagging injury to the hand before he crashed into Anthony Davis and was called for charging.
Morant said he re-injured his hand, not his wrist, on the play. Asked if there’s a chance he won’t be able to play in Game 2, Morant responded “yes,” Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian tweets. Game 2 is scheduled to be played on Wednesday in Memphis.
If Morant needs to miss any games, it would obviously be a huge blow to the Grizzlies’ chances to advancing. The seventh-seeded Lakers took complete command after Morant departed to the locker room and collected a 128-112 victory. No. 2 seed Memphis is already playing without starting center Steven Adams, who is expected to miss the entire postseason due to a knee injury.
Morant had a rough outing prior to the injury. He scored 18 points in 30 minutes but only had two assists, compared to six turnovers.
Sure hope it wasn’t his trigger finger.
Well done
Original. Been on Twitter and Facebook much
People still use those?
Apparently you do.
Free Konchar!
He’s not playing next gm. And he won’t be right when he does come back. Grizz not winning this. Lakers are peaking at right time.
Lebron always gets a break
The article says the x-rays were negative, so nobody got a break. That is unless you’re talking about the Miami game then yes Herro did receive a break….but still shouldn’t effect LeBron.
Like when AD got hurt against Suns in 2021?
Jitty Time
His style of play was always going to lead to this…
Can’t go that far up in the air for a possible foul call if you can’t use your hands to brace the fall… Already had an injured hand…
Ja has to figure out how to take the right level of risk at the right time… That one move could of cost the Grizz the series…
What he can do is amazing and it sells tickets but have always felt that his high flying circus act was unsustainable and an accident always waiting to happen. Easily could have a broken wrist right now and done for the remainder.