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NBA Fans Concerned for Ja Morant After Latest Instagram Post

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is currently out with an injury.
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Dec 3, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reacts after the game against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
Dec 3, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reacts after the game against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

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Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant has appeared in just 20 of his team’s 32 games this season. Averaging 21.2 points, 7.9 assists, and 4.4 rebounds, Morant has also been limited to a career-low 27.7 minutes per contest.

These limited minutes for Morant have been an attempt by the Grizzlies to keep him healthy after a shoulder injury and league suspension limited him to just nine games last season. Currently sidelined again, Morant took a shot to the shoulder in Friday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans that has him ruled out for Sunday against the OKC Thunder. 

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Dec 27, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reacts after a screen by New Orleans Pelicans center Daniel Theis (10) during the third quarter at Smoothie King Center. | Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

Morant’s timetable with this injury is unclear, but a new Instagram story post from the star point guard has fans concerned. Sharing a picture of himself on the bench looking disappointed, Morant posted the photo with no caption.

Via Grizzlies SZN: "Ja Morant’s instagram story: 😢"

Via GrizzMuse: "Ja Morant, via IG 😔"

Via Cole X: "Guys, what does this mean??"

Another fan wrote, "Ja Morant on his IG story…I think we are looking at more than 2 weeks…"

Several Grizzlies fans shared the same screenshot with similar reactions. Fans are concerned that Morant’s cryptic post means he could be looking at an extended absence as the Grizzlies enter a tough portion of their schedule.

For now, Morant is out on Sunday against the first seed Thunder.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

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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