Memphis guard Ja Morant said after the Grizzlies 120-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night that he should have sat out the game because of a lingering right shoulder injury. Morant scored a team-high 24 points,
The red-hot Oklahoma City Thunder exposed Ja Morant’s misfiring Memphis Grizzlies in a nationally broadcast 120-103 win that lacked some luster due to injuries. Chet Holgrem and Jaren Jackson Jr.’s frontcourt faceoff will have to wait but neither would have made much of a difference in the outcome.
Ja Morant is listed as questionable as the Grizzlies are set to host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at FedExForum.
The injury report for the Grizzlies game in Dallas Friday night is out and while Jaren Jackson Jr. is still sidelined and Santi Aldama and John Konchar are listed as questionable, one name missing is Ja Morant.
Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant returned to the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing two games with a shoulder injury, but he regretted his decision in the aftermath of the 120-103 loss.
Ja Morant admitted that he shouldn't have played against Oklahoma City on Wednesday night while battling shoulder injury.
The Memphis Grizzlies are back in action on Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Follow along for live updates.
Removing Morant from injury report entirely for Friday’s matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, the Grizzlies will have their star point guard available. While Morant was uncertain whether his shoulder injury would linger for the rest of the season ( via Damichael Cole of the Memphis Commercial Appeal ), it appears he’s ready to play against Dallas.