According to the Memphis Grizzlies, their star point guard has a sprained ankle. X-rays were performed on Morant’s ankle that didn’t show any fractures, but the team will perform an MRI on Tuesday to better understand the severity of the injury.

The 21-year-old sophomore was selected second overall by the Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA Draft and has immediately become a star in the league. Over the first two games of this season, Morant averaged a startling 36 points and eight assists.

He finished last season with an average of 17.8 points, 7.3 assists, and 3.9 rebounds on his way to being named Rookie of the Year.

Morant was able to take the Grizzlies—a team that most experts originally thought would have one of the worst records in the league last year—to the brink of qualifying for a playoff spot in 2020.

Memphis has high expectations and would like to reach the playoffs in 2021, but they won’t be able to do it without a healthy Morant leading the team. Understandably, this is why the Grizzlies will hope that his ankle injury is not a serious one.

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All four players are now under contract with the Grizzlies throughout the 2021-22 NBA season.

Although Memphis didn’t need to make the decision on their contracts right away, the team made the move to signal their commitment to Morant, Jackson Jr., Clarke, and Allen as the future of the franchise.

This young group, alongside several veterans, was one of the most positive surprises in the 2019-20 NBA season. Despite being projected to finish the season with one of the records in the league, the Grizzlies ended up boosting a respectable 34-39 record.

Memphis also held the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference for the better part of the year but fell short of the playoffs after losing the play-in elimination game to Portland Trail Blazers.

Ja Morant, the Grizzlies No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, was the main reason for the Grizzlies’ success as he led the team with 17.8 points per game while adding 3.9 rebounds and 7.3 assists on average. Jaren Jackson Jr. followed with 17.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest.

Brandon Clarke and Grayson Allen also had important roles, coming from the bench and contributing with 12.1 and 8.7 points per game, respectively.

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Making a name for himself with his athletic play and awe-inspiring dunks, Morant led a young Memphis team to an unexpected postseason berth, where they lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in a play-in game for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference playoffs.

Morant received 99 of the possible 100 first-place votes, with New Orleans Pelicans forward and No. 1 pick Zion Williamson receiving the only other first-place vote. Finishing second in the voting overall was the Miami Heat’s Kendrick Nunn, who went undrafted in the 2018 draft and played in the G League last year.

The 21-year-old Moran grew up in South Carolina and was not heavily recruited coming out of high school. He ended up playing at mid-major Kentucky school Murray State, where he became a star in two seasons and saw his NBA draft stock rise quickly.

The transition to the NBA looked very easy for Morant in his rookie year. He ended the season averaging 17.8 points and 7.3 assists a game while shooting 47.7% from the field.

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Understandably, Grizzlies star rookie Ja Morant isn’t a fan of these rules and thinks they are unfair to his team.

“But, you know, we can’t control that,” said Morant in an appearance on ESPN’s The Jump. “Only thing we can control is how, you know, we go out and attack each of these games before that decision is made.”

Grizzlies were 3.5 games in front of their closest followers when the NBA suspended its 2019/20 season due to coronavirus pandemic. Now, in the remaining eight games, they will have to increase that advantage to 4.5 games if they want to make it to the postseason.

In case they are 4.0 or fewer games in front of No.9, Memphis will have to find their way to playoffs through play-in series against that team. In this case, they will have to win one game to clinch the spot, while the lower-seeded team will need two wins to do so.

Morant, however, believes this possibility will provide extra motivation for him and his teammates.

“I just feel like it’s an extra chip,” he added. “You know — more fuel to the fire, more motivation for us.”

Grizzlies are set to resume their season on August 1st against San Antonio Spurs.

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According to the Memphis Grizzlies, their star point guard has a sprained ankle. X-rays were performed on Morant’s ankle that didn’t show any fractures, but the team will perform an MRI on Tuesday to better understand the severity of the injury.

The 21-year-old sophomore was selected second overall by the Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA Draft and has immediately become a star in the league. Over the first two games of this season, Morant averaged a startling 36 points and eight assists.

He finished last season with an average of 17.8 points, 7.3 assists, and 3.9 rebounds on his way to being named Rookie of the Year.

Morant was able to take the Grizzlies—a team that most experts originally thought would have one of the worst records in the league last year—to the brink of qualifying for a playoff spot in 2020.

Memphis has high expectations and would like to reach the playoffs in 2021, but they won’t be able to do it without a healthy Morant leading the team. Understandably, this is why the Grizzlies will hope that his ankle injury is not a serious one.

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All four players are now under contract with the Grizzlies throughout the 2021-22 NBA season.

Although Memphis didn’t need to make the decision on their contracts right away, the team made the move to signal their commitment to Morant, Jackson Jr., Clarke, and Allen as the future of the franchise.

This young group, alongside several veterans, was one of the most positive surprises in the 2019-20 NBA season. Despite being projected to finish the season with one of the records in the league, the Grizzlies ended up boosting a respectable 34-39 record.

Memphis also held the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference for the better part of the year but fell short of the playoffs after losing the play-in elimination game to Portland Trail Blazers.

Ja Morant, the Grizzlies No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, was the main reason for the Grizzlies’ success as he led the team with 17.8 points per game while adding 3.9 rebounds and 7.3 assists on average. Jaren Jackson Jr. followed with 17.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest.

Brandon Clarke and Grayson Allen also had important roles, coming from the bench and contributing with 12.1 and 8.7 points per game, respectively.

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Making a name for himself with his athletic play and awe-inspiring dunks, Morant led a young Memphis team to an unexpected postseason berth, where they lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in a play-in game for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference playoffs.

Morant received 99 of the possible 100 first-place votes, with New Orleans Pelicans forward and No. 1 pick Zion Williamson receiving the only other first-place vote. Finishing second in the voting overall was the Miami Heat’s Kendrick Nunn, who went undrafted in the 2018 draft and played in the G League last year.

The 21-year-old Moran grew up in South Carolina and was not heavily recruited coming out of high school. He ended up playing at mid-major Kentucky school Murray State, where he became a star in two seasons and saw his NBA draft stock rise quickly.

The transition to the NBA looked very easy for Morant in his rookie year. He ended the season averaging 17.8 points and 7.3 assists a game while shooting 47.7% from the field.

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Understandably, Grizzlies star rookie Ja Morant isn’t a fan of these rules and thinks they are unfair to his team.

“But, you know, we can’t control that,” said Morant in an appearance on ESPN’s The Jump. “Only thing we can control is how, you know, we go out and attack each of these games before that decision is made.”

Grizzlies were 3.5 games in front of their closest followers when the NBA suspended its 2019/20 season due to coronavirus pandemic. Now, in the remaining eight games, they will have to increase that advantage to 4.5 games if they want to make it to the postseason.

In case they are 4.0 or fewer games in front of No.9, Memphis will have to find their way to playoffs through play-in series against that team. In this case, they will have to win one game to clinch the spot, while the lower-seeded team will need two wins to do so.

Morant, however, believes this possibility will provide extra motivation for him and his teammates.

“I just feel like it’s an extra chip,” he added. “You know — more fuel to the fire, more motivation for us.”

Grizzlies are set to resume their season on August 1st against San Antonio Spurs.

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