Hornets And Grizzlies Injury Reports
On Friday evening, the Charlotte Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies are facing off in Tennessee, and for the game both teams have announced their injury reports.
The Hornets will be without LaMelo Ball, Gordon Hayward, Cody Martin, Terry Rozier and Mark Williams.
Meanwhile, Bryce McGowens has been upgraded to available.
As for the Grizzlies, they have ruled out Danny Green, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Ziarie Williams.
NBA's official injury report
The Hornets come into the night with a 3-5 record in their first eight games of the season (they are 2-3 on the road).
They had started out 3-3 but have now lost two games in a row.
Ball has yet to play in a game so far this season, and he is their best player, so that has hurt them in a big way.
In addition, Rozier has missed the last six games.
Coming into the season, they were already a team who would have to play exceptionally well to compete for the play-in tournament, so these injuries are very costly.
The Grizzlies enter the night with a 5-3 record in their first eight games, and they are 2-0 at home.
Ja Morant has averaged 31.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.4 assists per contest.
He's also shooting a very impressive 52.5% from the field and 51.9% from the three-point range.
Last season, he made his first All-Star Game and won his first playoff series.
After finishing with the second-best regular season record in the league, Morant and the Grizzlies come into the new season with big expectations.
