Ja Morant's Status For Grizzlies-Pelicans Game
On Tuesday evening, the Memphis Grizzlies will face off against the Pelicans in New Orleans.
For the game, the Grizzlies will have their best player back in action, as All-Star point guard Ja Morant is not on the injury report.
He had missed the first 25 games of the season due to suspension and is now eligible to return to the lineup.
Via Grizzlies PR: ". @memgrizz status report, Dec. 19 at @PelicansNBA
OUT
S. Adams - RT Knee PCL Surgery
B. Clarke - LT Achilles Tendon Repair
G. Jackson II - Two-Way Transfer
L. Kennard - LT Knee Bone Bruise
J. LaRavia - G League Assignment
D. Rose - LT Hamstring Strain
M. Smart - LT Foot Sprain"
Morant is coming off a season where he averaged 26.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 46.6% from the field and 30.7% from the three-point range in 61 games.
The Grizzlies were the second seed in the Western Conference with a 51-31 record, but they lost to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Morant was the second pick in the 2019 NBA Draft out of Murray State and this will be his fifth season in the league (all with the Grizzlies).
He has made the NBA All-Star Game in each of the previous two seasons and helped the Grizzlies make the playoffs three times.
His career averages are 22.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.0 steals per contest.
Currently, the Grizzlies are the 13th seed in the Western Conference with a 6-19 record in their first 25 games.
