Star Ja Morant injured his knee and is a doubt against Warriors

Midtime Editorial

CDMX / 08.05.2022 12:07:27

The bad news for the Memphis Grizzlies does not stop coming out, because after this Saturday they lost by beating at the home of the Golden State Warriorshis maximum figure, Ja Morant could miss Game 4 of the NBA playoff semifinals.

With 6:19 left in the third quarter on an accidental play, the Memphis star collided with his rival, Jordan Poole, right in the knee, so he had to leave the field to receive medical assistance; Despite the fact that he returned, he did not play the last minutes of the match due to the pain that afflicted him.

It was the coach of the team, Taylor Jenkins, who detailed the play of the possible injury; In addition, at a press conference, Poole defended himself by ensuring that the action was totally accidental and without any intention of injuring him.

“It was a basketball action. I was going for the ball, obviously you don’t want to see anyone get hurt. I’m not that kind of player. I respect everyone. I hope he gets better, I’m not one to play like that,” he commented at the end commitment at a press conference.

Will he miss game 4 between Grizzlies and Warriors?

So far neither the player nor the team have made an official statement about his state of health, although in the latest reports your status appears as “up to date”so it will be minutes before the game starts before Warriors where it will be determined if you can dispute it.

The base could do little this Saturday to avoid the defeat of his team that fell 142-112 at the home of the “Guerreros”, where collaborated with 34 points, three rebounds and seven assists during the 36 minutes who saw activity.

Notably, the South Carolina-born missed 25 regular season games due to injury, although to his good cause Memphis managed to come out with the victory in 20 of them.

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