Memphis Grizzlies Coach Reveals New Ja Morant Injury Update

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is one of the NBA’s best point guards when healthy, but availability has been a real issue the past two seasons. Playing in just nine games last season, Morant began the year with a 25-game suspension. Morant suffered a season-ending shoulder injury shortly after returning and missed almost all of last year.

While Morant has avoided significant injuries this season, he has appeared in just 20 of his team’s 36 games. The latest injury for Morant is a right AC joint sprain that has cost him the last four games.

Memphis fell to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, and Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins gave an update on Morant prior to the game.

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December 29, 2024; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) watches from the bench as his team plays against the Memphis Grizzlies in the second quarter at Paycom Center. / Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

Per Marc Spears of Andscape, Jenkins said Morant is “making good progress getting back on the field.”

While this isn’t a major update, it’s a positive one. It doesn’t look like Morant has had any setbacks, and according to Jenkins, things are looking good going forward.

The Grizzlies have done a solid job most of this season with Morant out, but they are just 1-3 over the last four games, which has caused a slight drop in the standings.

Still 22-13 overall, the Grizzlies are in third place in the Western Conference standings and just a percentage point behind the second-seeded Houston Rockets.

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