NY / 28.12.2020 20:37:38
The young base Ja Morant, figure of the Memphis Grizzlies, had to withdraw this Monday from the game against the Brooklyn Nets after suffering a ankle sprain whose severity is still unknown.
The winner of the last award to Rookie of the Year was injured in defensive action in the second, when he jumped to try to block a pitch from the Frenchman Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot.
Morant put his left foot badly when falling and, after a few minutes stretched receiving medical attention, was withdrawn from Barclays Center of Brooklyn (NY) wheelchair bound with great gestures of pain.
Minutes later the Grizzlies they confirmed that Morant will not return to the court on Monday after suffering a left ankle sprain, whose severity was not detailed.
He base, age 21, until then he had been playing 13 minutes with 7 points (2 of 7 in field goals), 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
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, both defeats against Atlanta Hawks and San antonio spurs.
The game in Brooklyn came to rest with slight 55-54 lead for the local team, which this Monday gave rest to its stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.
The Nets they also suffered a serious injury to their base on Sunday Spencer Dinwiddie, which will be operated next week for a partial tear of the cruciate ligament previous of the right knee.
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