Ja Morant injury update: Grizzlies star sprains ankle, briefly exits Play-In Tournament game vs. Warriors

Grizzlies defender Ja Morant was dealt different wounded setback successful the 3rd 4th of the team's Play-In Tournament matchup with the Warriors.

The wounded occurred arsenic Morant landed from a baseline floater that chopped the shortage to 2 points. He was fouled connected the play and the and-one accidental would let Memphis to travel wrong 1 constituent aft trailing by arsenic galore arsenic 20 points successful the game.

Morant landed connected the ft of a Warriors defender and rolled his ankle. He remained connected the level for immoderate clip earlier limping to the seat and returning to the level to marque the escaped throw.

After the escaped throw, Morant hobbled to the bench, wherever Memphis' grooming unit tended to him. Here is the latest connected his injury.

Ja Morant wounded update

The Grizzlies prima suffered an evident ankle wounded precocious successful the 3rd 4th of the 7-vs-8 Play-In Tournament crippled betwixt Memphis and Golden State.

He was tended to by members of the Grizzlies' grooming staff. His presumption for the remainder of the crippled has not yet been provided.

Morant concisely exited the seat country and was fixed immoderate medicine successful the passageway toward the team's locker room. 

Ja Morant seems to beryllium taking thing for symptom relief.
He is expected to return. pic.twitter.com/LZaB48xN5M

Morant returned to the crippled with 9:25 remaining successful the regulation. While helium had a noticeable limp, Morant's instrumentality suggests that the grooming unit did not deem the wounded superior capable to beryllium made worse by playing.

After hobbling initially, Morant's limp was not arsenic noticeable precocious successful Tuesday's loss. Postgame, TNT's Allie LaForce reported that Morant would not person an X-Ray postgame and that the squad would measure him further erstwhile they instrumentality to Memphis.

The Grizzlies volition big the last Play-In Tournament crippled connected Friday, April 18.

This communicative volition beryllium updated.