Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been out of action during the past week due to knee soreness. It sounds like he’s going to be on the sidelines for a few more weeks as well, according to his coach.
Per Shams Charania, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins says that Morant’s knee will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Grizzlies star Ja Morant will be re-evaluated in two weeks due to tweaked knee, coach Taylor Jenkins says.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 24, 2022
Jenkins said the team does expect Morant back before the NBA playoffs.
“We expect him to make a full recovery before the playoffs, and we’re excited about that with two and a half weeks left in the season,” Jenkins told reporters, according to the Commercial Appeal. “We’ll offload him early, then he’ll start reloading pretty soon here with that two weeks in mind to reevaluate.”
The 22-year-old has put up MVP-caliber numbers this season, averaging 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game. He’s also led the Grizzlies to a 50-23 record, which currently puts them second in the Western Conference standings.
The good news for the Grizzlies is that they are 15-2 this season without Morant. However, their schedule gets tough in the coming weeks with six of their last eight games against teams likely to make the playoffs.
Morant doesn’t seem too bothered by the prognosis, at least according to his tweets.
oh im locked in ‼️💯🐻 LETSSSSS GOOOOOO https://t.co/cMXq72Kj0K
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) March 24, 2022
Grizz fans will now circle April 7 on the calendar, which would be two weeks from now and features a Memphis game against the Denver Nuggets. In the meantime, the NBA world is concerned about Morant’s knees and hopeful for the future.
Knew missing last night was a bad omen https://t.co/mMPklawLFQ
— Joe Mullinax (@JoeMullinax) March 24, 2022
the story of this season means that in the playoffs the Wolves will either face the Grizzlies without Ja or the Warriors without Steph – there are no other possibilities except for which team missing which superstar they’ll face in Round 2. https://t.co/aCIi5Jw5Pi
— Punch-Drunk Wolves (@PDWolves) March 24, 2022
Bummer. Pick a Grizzly. Any Grizzly. https://t.co/naAPvHAyED
— Dr. A (@docktora) March 24, 2022
Ja Morant being out for 2 weeks is not ideal, but there’s comfort knowing this team has locked up a top 3 seed, and he can fully be ready to go for a big playoff push.
And no structural damage, my panic meter is really low
— Parker Fleming (@PAKA_FLOCKA) March 24, 2022
Really not great for Ja Morant to be out at least two weeks at this time of year. Always best to get things right, but this really rough timing.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) March 24, 2022
