Grizzlies’ Jaylen Wells Posts Positive Update From Hospital After Scary Fall vs. Hornets

Jaylen Wells suffered a broken wrist, but appears to be in good spirits.

Jaylen Wells of the Memphis Grizzlies is introduced before the game against the Phoenix Suns. / Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images

Tuesday night’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Charlotte Hornets took a scary turn in the second quarter when Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells took a hard fall and was taken off the court on a stretcher.

Wells was driving towards the basket and jumping for a breakaway dunk when Hornets guard KJ Simpson ran under him, forcing Wells to flip and hit the floor hard and awkwardly.

Medical staff were quick to get to Wells, and after securing him to a stretcher, took him to a local hospital.

Shortly after, reports came out that Wells was doing better than the scary fall might have indicated. While he had suffered a broken wrist, Wells was awake and alert, moving his extremities and asking for the score of the game.

A few hours later, Wells provided an update of his own, posting a photo to his Instagram story with a simple message: Go Grizz.

Jaylen Wells in good spirits after his injury tonight via his IG story 🙏

Wells is alert and moving his extremities but did suffer a broken wrist pic.twitter.com/EIq2ldwUx6

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 9, 2025

While Wells’s injury likely means he’ll be missing Memphis’ upcoming run through the postseason, it’s good to see he’s feeling good enough to send a message out to the fans who were rooting for his safe recovery.

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