Young point guard Ja Morant, a Memphis Grizzlies star, he had to retire in a chair wheel this Monday during the game against the Brooklyn Nets after suffering a left ankle sprain whose severity is still unknown.
The winner of the latest Rookie of the Year award was injured in defensive action in the second, when he jumped to trying to block a pitch by Frenchman Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot.
Morant, unintentionally stepped on the foot of the Nets forward and badly supported his when he fell. The way he withdrew from the court, jumping on one leg and screaming, shook the other players who looked at the situation in bewilderment.
After a few minutes stretched out receiving medical attention, was removed from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn (New York) with obvious gestures of pain.
Minutes later the Grizzlies confirmed that the 21-year-old was not going to return to the court to finish the match that finally ended in victory for his team by 116-111. Anyway, he managed to return to the bench with his teammates in the second half to watch the rest of the match wearing an orthopedic boot.
“He is a player who cares about the team and who loves it”, acknowledged his partner Dillon Brooks.
The point guard, who knew how to be among the best players in his state (South Carolina) during his time as a university student, He had been playing 13 minutes with 7 points until then (2 of 7 in field goals), 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
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Morant is one of the great emerging figures of the NBA and this season he averaged 36 points and 7 assists in the first two games, each loss to the Atlanta Hawks and the San Antonio Spurs. “A moment like this can put you to the test, but our boys just kept fighting.”, assured the trainer Taylor Jenkins before the sensitive loss that the franchise suffered.
The game in Brooklyn came into the break with a slight 55-54 advantage for the home team, which gave rest to its stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. The Nets also suffered the serious injury of their point guard Spencer Dinwiddie on Sunday, who will undergo surgery next week for a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
The players of Memphis Grizzlies that stood out the most during the confrontation were Kyle Anderson and Dillon Brooks, who got 28 points, three assists and seven rebounds and 24 points, four assists and seven rebounds respectively
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