Memphis Grizzlies reveal new Ja Morant injury update

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After missing all but nine games of the 2023-24 season, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant returned from his injury- and suspension-plagued year on a mission.

Through his first eight appearances of the new season, Morant averaged 20.6 points and a career-high 9.1 assists per game, leading Memphis to a 5–3 record in the games he played in.

Unfortunately for Morant, he went down with an injury against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, a game that meant more to him than many others. Morant left Wednesday’s game with a hamstring injury after taking a hard fall in the third quarter and did not return.

Although it was a hamstring that took Morant out of that game, he was ruled out of Friday night’s game against the Washington Wizards with right hip soreness.

Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins has since provided an update on that injury, saying Morant will now have a follow-up consultation on Saturday, giving the team a better idea of ​​when he can return to action.

Morant’s injury history has been a concern since going second overall in 2019, as the star point guard hasn’t played more than 70 games in an NBA season and maxed out at 67 in his Rookie of the Year season.

The two-time NBA All-Star led the Grizzlies to a 56-win 2021-21 season and 51-win 2022-23 season, earning the two-seed in the Western Conference both years. The Grizzlies have tried their best to surround the star guard with talent, such as 2022-23 Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. and 2021-22 Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart, but the group has hardly all been healthy.

Morant will miss his second game of the season when the Grizzlies host the Wizards on Friday as the team certainly hopes his injury isn’t too serious.

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