Two-time All-Star Ja Morant will be out on a week-to-week basis after suffering a right hip injury, the Memphis Grizzlies announced on Saturday. Morant, who was seen using crutches, sat out the Grizzlies’ win over the Washington Wizards on Friday night at FedExForum. The 25-year-old reportedly suffered the injury during their 131-114 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. The Grizzlies confirmed that Morant...
Cameroon-born Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid and Memphis Grizzles guard Ja Morant have both been named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 9 of the 2023-24 NBA season. Embiid grabbed his second Player of the Week award this season and the 13th of his NBA career, further reducing the distance to the franchise record 20 honours set by Hall of Famer...
Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving spoke out against the American media for their "unfair treatment" of Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant following his recent controversies. The former Brooklyn Nets guard termed the media’s treatment of the 23-year-old "an overload of judgment from the public court of opinion." Kyrie, who is not new to media scrutiny with recent accusations of making anti-semitic comments, has thrown his support...
Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins has revealed that there is no set date for the return of guard Ja Morant after the 23-year-old was seen brandishing a gun in a video on social media. The National Basketball Association (NBA) released a statement last week saying they were investigating the post, but Jenkins believes Morant made "difficult decisions and poor choices" that he has to be...
The Milwaukee Bucks continued to struggle in the NBA with their fifth loss in six games after a 118-95 blowout loss to the Washington Wizards at the Fiserv Forum. The shorthanded Bucks were without superstar trio Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, and Khris Middleton as the Wizards rushed to a 17-point first quarter lead thanks to Daniel Gafford's 13-point quarter. Gafford ended the game with seventeen points,...
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