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Concerning Ja Morant Video Emerges After Injury Scare

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant had to leave the game.
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) walks off the court during the second quarter against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center.
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) walks off the court during the second quarter against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

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The Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks are playing an NBA preseason game at American Airlines center on Monday night. Dallas is without Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and several other key players, but Memphis has most of their regulars in the lineup.

This game was the injury return of star point guard Ja Morant who appeared in just nine games last season. Suspended for the first 25 games due to his gun video incidents the year prior, Morant suffered a season-ending shoulder injury just nine games after his return.

Morant has been eager to get back on the court, but suffered an injury scare in the first half of this game.

Morant ended up reentering the game after this injury scare, but had another shortly after.

Via Grant Afseth of Sportskeeda: “Ja Morant heads to the locker room for a second time tonight. He dunked off a 45-cut but was limping after the play.”

This is a concerning video that shows Morant limping in visible pain. Memphis has already been hit with injuries this preseason, with GG Jackson, Vince Williams Jr., and Jaren Jackson Jr. each dealing with injuries of different severity.

GG Jackson will be out for multiple months with a foot injury while Williams will be out several weeks with a stress reaction in his tibia. The injury to Jaren Jackson is seemingly less serious that those two, as head coach Taylor Jenkins said he is just dealing with a low-grade hamstring strain.

Update: Morant spoke after the game and said via Tim MacMahon of ESPN, "I’m good. It’s preseason, man.”

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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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