The worst omens have been confirmed. The injury to Ja Morant’s right shoulder is more serious than expected and he will be forced to undergo surgery, an intervention that will mean his farewell to the 2023-24 NBA season; Memphis Grizzlies reports.
The star of the Tennessee organization suffered a subluxation in his right shoulder during a training session last Saturday, a physical problem that made him unavailable for the match against the Phoenix Suns, which ended with a victory for the Grizzlies. He subsequently underwent an MRI which confirmed that he had an underlying labral tear that will require surgery to repair. Of course, it is also ensured that he will be fully recovered for the start of the 2024-25 campaign.
Without its franchise player, we can say that Memphis also says goodbye until next year. After serving his 25-game suspension, Morant returned to action to lead his team to a 6-3 record with him on the court. The disadvantage with respect to the play-in teams was still great, since with a 13-23 they are 4.5 games away; However, he was confident of continuing to climb positions with the All-Star point guard in command. It can’t be anymore.
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Morant, who was averaging 25.1 points and 8.1 assists and is in his first season of a maximum contract extension of 5 years and 197 million dollars, was now used on the downside for the remainder of the season by Steven Adams, who suffered a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee months ago. The Grizzlies’ season started badly and is not going to end better.
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2024-01-09 06:31:43
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