Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant left midway through the final quarter in the 128-112 loss to the Lakers after landing on his hand.
His attempt for a dunk on Lakers star Anthony Davis was squandered when Davis attempted to draw a charge, colliding with Morant mid-air. He ran off the court into the locker room as he yelled in pain and from there, the Grizzlies collapsed.
Ja Morant headed to the locker room with an apparent injury after this play. pic.twitter.com/MZOrSN9Tmz
— ESPN (@espn) April 16, 2023
He returned to the bench shortly after which a bandage around the hand and never got back in the game.
One good sign, however, is that his X-ray results came back negative, which means no significant damage to his right hand.
Click here to sign up for KWAM’s breaking news app.His availability status for Game 2 on Wednesday is questionable. When asked about how it felt from reporters, Morant described the pain at a 10.
Ja Morant explaining his hand injury tonight, how his Game 2 status is 'in jeopardy,' and how he 'feels numb' when something bad happens at this point.
"It's just one thing after another." pic.twitter.com/IN6hK2uG2n
— Clayton Collier (@ClaytonJCollier) April 17, 2023
The Grizzlies are also in a tough situation as they are also missing Steven Adams, who has a knee injury, and Brandon Clarke, who has an Achilles tear, out for the rest of the season.
Morant is listed as day-to-day and will be re-evaluated before Game 2 at the FedEx Forum.
