Ja Morant suffers left ankle sprain, to be evaluated week-to-week

Memphis Grizzlies PR: The @Memphis Grizzlies announced the following medical update. pic.twitter.com/DAuLn5V9Sj Source: Twitter @GrizzliesPR What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jeff Stotts @ InStreetClothes Re: Ja Morant: A Grade 1 sprain is considered mild …

Memphis Grizzlies PR: The @Memphis Grizzlies announced the following medical update. pic.twitter.com/DAuLn5V9Sj

Source: Twitter @GrizzliesPR

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Jeff Stotts @InStreetClothes
Re: Ja Morant: A Grade 1 sprain is considered mild w/ micro tearing of the involved ligaments. Morant has a history of injury here having previously missed time w/ a Grade 2 (incomplete tear) sprain of the same ankle. That injury occurred last season & cost Morant 8 games. – 4:31 PM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Grizzlies update on Ja Morant pic.twitter.com/KECvGo4ch64:25 PM

Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is out with a Grade 1 ankle sprain and will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis. Sounds like he will likely miss Tuesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. pic.twitter.com/XqCJz4VFJu4:20 PM

Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Ja Morant out at least a week with a sprained ankle, Grizzlies said. – 4:17 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Grizzlies star Ja Morant has a Grade 1 left ankle sprain and will be week-to-week on return. – 4:15 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
What can’t Ja Morant do?
@TermineRadio & @Eddie Johnson breakdown Ja’s skillsets. pic.twitter.com/SueglRYsuV12:50 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Here’s what we know about Ja Morant’s ankle “tweak” and what his teammates had to say tonight.
dailymemphian.com/section/sports…12:06 AM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Jaren Jackson Jr. on the team’s mood following the Ja Morant injury:
“We wait and see. We go to sleep. We wake up. We wait and see. That’s all there is to do for now.” – 11:02 PM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
For what it’s worth, Brandon Clarke said when he saw Ja Morant in the locker room after the game, he was walking. Morant wasn’t able to put much weight on his ankle when he was leaving the floor. – 11:02 PM
Lang Whitaker @langwhitaker
Taylor Jenkins says Ja Morant “tweaked his ankle” in the 4th. Says there will be an update tomorrow. – 10:38 PM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Taylor Jenkins said the Grizzlies will have more of an update on Ja Morant tomorrow. He noted that Morant tweaked his ankle. – 10:37 PM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
The Grizzlies get their 10th win of the season.
Ja Morant didn’t finish the game. Jaren Jackson Jr. recorded a double-double.
commercialappeal.com/story/sports/n…10:30 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Ja Morant was helped off the floor after an apparent injury to his ankle. pic.twitter.com/9b5a6w5LXh10:25 PM

Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Final: Grizzlies 121, Thunder 110
Not a good night for the two star guards. Ja Morant exited with an apparent ankle injury and SGA was held to 15 points, his lowest total this season, on 6-of-18 shooting. – 10:23 PM
Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
Really hope Ja Morant will be ok! – 10:20 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Ja Morant got helped off the floor in Memphis after turning his left ankle. He missed a game last week after turning the same ankle. – 10:13 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Tough scene in Memphis as Ja Morant is being helped off the floor. Man. – 10:12 PM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Ja Morant is visibly upset. – 10:12 PM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Ja Morant is trying to walk to the bench, but he couldn’t make it. He’s getting attention now near halfcourt. – 10:11 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant lets out a loud yell and limps off the court. Trainers trying to check on him. – 10:11 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant scored to put the Grizzlies up seven. Then he shows off the salsa dance moves. – 10:04 PM
Mark Giannotto @mgiannotto
Ja Morant officially on triple-double watch in the 3Q tonight. He’s got 14 points, 11 assists, 7 rebs. Take that, Chuck. – 9:43 PM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Halftime:
Grizzlies 63 Thunder 58
Jaren Jackson Jr. leads them Grizzlies with 18 points and seven boards. Ja Morant has 12 points and 6 assists. Thunder shooting 45% and have 20(!) first-half assists. – 9:09 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant made John Konchar look pretty good on that play, I’d say. – 8:16 PM

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Chris Haynes: Memphis Grizzlies say Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 left ankle sprain and will be evaluated week-to-week. -via Twitter @ChrisBHaynes / November 19, 2022
The Memphis Grizzlies can’t catch an injury break this season, and the latest setback might be the worst one yet. Grizzlies star Ja Morant left Friday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with an apparent left ankle injury after landing awkwardly following a floater attempt in the fourth quarter. Morant fell to the court in pain after Memphis called timeout and had to be helped to the locker room by forward Ziaire Williams and other team personnel. He was not able to put much weight on the injured leg and grimaced as he passed the bench. Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said Morant “tweaked his ankle” and would be undergoing further imaging and testing. “I’ll have more of an update tomorrow,” Jenkins said.   -via USA Today Sports / November 19, 2022