Ja Morant will undergo surgery on his right shoulder and will miss the rest of the season.
Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant will undergo surgery on his right shoulder and will miss the rest of the season, the franchise announced.
Ja Morant
| Team: |
Memphis Grizzlies |
| Position: | PG |
| Age: | 24 |
| Height: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 79 kg |
| Birth place: | South Carolina, United States of America |
Morant suffered a shoulder subluxation at practice Saturday, the Grizzlies said in a release. After Morant felt ongoing soreness and instability in the shoulder, an MRI revealed a labral tear.
He's expected to make a full recovery ahead of the 2024-25 season, per the team. It will go down as a lost season for the two-time All-Star, who played just nine games in 2023-24. He began the season by serving a 25-game suspension for a repeated instance of "conduct detrimental to the league."
Morant had posed with a gun during a live streamed video for the second time in a short span. When he returned to game action December 19, he made his season debut count. He tallied 34 points, eight assists and six rebounds and made the game-winning shot for Memphis to beat New Orleans at the buzzer.
Morant sat out Sunday’s game at the Phoenix Suns. The Grizzlies went 6-3 with Morant in the lineup this season and are 7-20 without him. In five NBA seasons, the former No. 2 overall pick has career averages of 22.5 points, 7.4 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game.
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