Ja Morant, the spark plug of a resurgent Memphis Grizzlies team, will be added to the team’s long injury report for at least the next week, and likely the next few, with a hip injury.
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Morant suffered a posterior hip subluxation (no dislocation) against the Lakers and is now week-to-week – meaning he will miss the rematch against the Lakers on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Morant has returned to his high-flying All-Star form this season, averaging 20.6 points and 9.1 assists a game. It was a high-flying play against the Lakers where he was hurt, Morant went up to finish a transition alley-oop and Rui Hachimura undercut him while he was defenseless in the air. No foul was called on the play, and the line about the injury in an otherwise straightforward press release was a clear little dig at Memphis officials and the league.
Memphis, 6-4, is trying to keep its head above water through an early season rash of injuries. In addition to Morant, the team’s third leading scorer Desmond Bane (oblique), Marcus Smart (ankle), GG Jackson (foot), and Vince Williams Jr. (leg) is also completely out.
