playJa Morant slow to get up after drawing a foul (0:16)Ja Morant is slow to get up after tripping, and he later leaves the game with a calf injury. (0:16)Michael C. WrightNov 17, 2025, 01:52 PM ETCloseJoined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&MFollow on XOpen Extended ReactionsThe Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that star guard Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 right calf strain in the first quarter of Saturday’s loss at Cleveland and will miss at least two weeks.Morant left the contest with 6:01 remaining in the opening quarter after scoring 7 points in six minutes on 2-of-2 shooting. The guard sat out the previous game Wednesday against the Boston Celtics due to a sore right ankle.Morant’s latest setback comes with Memphis mired in a four-game losing streak, having dropped eight of its past nine contests ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.A two-time NBA All-Star, Morant, 26, is currently averaging career lows in minutes (28.8) field goal percentage (35.9%), 3-point field goal percentage (16.7%) and rebounds (3.5), while averaging a career-high 3.8 turnovers per game.The Grizzlies suspended Morant for conduct detrimental to the team following an Oct. 31 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, after he engaged in a postgame exchange with coach Tuomas Iisalo. Morant returned to the lineup on Nov. 3 against Detroit.In the third year of a five-year, $197.2 million contract signed in 2022, Morant has played in just 59 games over the past two seasons due to injuries and a pair of suspensions stemming from incidents involving guns.
Michael C. WrightNov 17, 2025, 01:52 PM ETCloseJoined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&MFollow on X
Ja Morant slow to get up after drawing a foul (0:16)Ja Morant is slow to get up after tripping, and he later leaves the game with a calf injury. (0:16)
playJa Morant slow to get up after drawing a foul (0:16)Ja Morant is slow to get up after tripping, and he later leaves the game with a calf injury. (0:16)Michael C. WrightNov 17, 2025, 01:52 PM ETCloseJoined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&MFollow on XOpen Extended ReactionsThe Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that star guard Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 right calf strain in the first quarter of Saturday’s loss at Cleveland and will miss at least two weeks.Morant left the contest with 6:01 remaining in the opening quarter after scoring 7 points in six minutes on 2-of-2 shooting. The guard sat out the previous game Wednesday against the Boston Celtics due to a sore right ankle.Morant’s latest setback comes with Memphis mired in a four-game losing streak, having dropped eight of its past nine contests ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.A two-time NBA All-Star, Morant, 26, is currently averaging career lows in minutes (28.8) field goal percentage (35.9%), 3-point field goal percentage (16.7%) and rebounds (3.5), while averaging a career-high 3.8 turnovers per game.The Grizzlies suspended Morant for conduct detrimental to the team following an Oct. 31 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, after he engaged in a postgame exchange with coach Tuomas Iisalo. Morant returned to the lineup on Nov. 3 against Detroit.In the third year of a five-year, $197.2 million contract signed in 2022, Morant has played in just 59 games over the past two seasons due to injuries and a pair of suspensions stemming from incidents involving guns.
playJa Morant slow to get up after drawing a foul (0:16)Ja Morant is slow to get up after tripping, and he later leaves the game with a calf injury. (0:16)Michael C. WrightNov 17, 2025, 01:52 PM ETCloseJoined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&MFollow on XOpen Extended ReactionsThe Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that star guard Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 right calf strain in the first quarter of Saturday’s loss at Cleveland and will miss at least two weeks.Morant left the contest with 6:01 remaining in the opening quarter after scoring 7 points in six minutes on 2-of-2 shooting. The guard sat out the previous game Wednesday against the Boston Celtics due to a sore right ankle.Morant’s latest setback comes with Memphis mired in a four-game losing streak, having dropped eight of its past nine contests ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.A two-time NBA All-Star, Morant, 26, is currently averaging career lows in minutes (28.8) field goal percentage (35.9%), 3-point field goal percentage (16.7%) and rebounds (3.5), while averaging a career-high 3.8 turnovers per game.The Grizzlies suspended Morant for conduct detrimental to the team following an Oct. 31 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, after he engaged in a postgame exchange with coach Tuomas Iisalo. Morant returned to the lineup on Nov. 3 against Detroit.In the third year of a five-year, $197.2 million contract signed in 2022, Morant has played in just 59 games over the past two seasons due to injuries and a pair of suspensions stemming from incidents involving guns.
playJa Morant slow to get up after drawing a foul (0:16)Ja Morant is slow to get up after tripping, and he later leaves the game with a calf injury. (0:16)Michael C. WrightNov 17, 2025, 01:52 PM ETCloseJoined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&MFollow on XOpen Extended ReactionsThe Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that star guard Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 right calf strain in the first quarter of Saturday’s loss at Cleveland and will miss at least two weeks.Morant left the contest with 6:01 remaining in the opening quarter after scoring 7 points in six minutes on 2-of-2 shooting. The guard sat out the previous game Wednesday against the Boston Celtics due to a sore right ankle.Morant’s latest setback comes with Memphis mired in a four-game losing streak, having dropped eight of its past nine contests ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.A two-time NBA All-Star, Morant, 26, is currently averaging career lows in minutes (28.8) field goal percentage (35.9%), 3-point field goal percentage (16.7%) and rebounds (3.5), while averaging a career-high 3.8 turnovers per game.The Grizzlies suspended Morant for conduct detrimental to the team following an Oct. 31 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, after he engaged in a postgame exchange with coach Tuomas Iisalo. Morant returned to the lineup on Nov. 3 against Detroit.In the third year of a five-year, $197.2 million contract signed in 2022, Morant has played in just 59 games over the past two seasons due to injuries and a pair of suspensions stemming from incidents involving guns.
playJa Morant slow to get up after drawing a foul (0:16)Ja Morant is slow to get up after tripping, and he later leaves the game with a calf injury. (0:16)Michael C. WrightNov 17, 2025, 01:52 PM ETCloseJoined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&MFollow on XOpen Extended ReactionsThe Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that star guard Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 right calf strain in the first quarter of Saturday’s loss at Cleveland and will miss at least two weeks.Morant left the contest with 6:01 remaining in the opening quarter after scoring 7 points in six minutes on 2-of-2 shooting. The guard sat out the previous game Wednesday against the Boston Celtics due to a sore right ankle.Morant’s latest setback comes with Memphis mired in a four-game losing streak, having dropped eight of its past nine contests ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.A two-time NBA All-Star, Morant, 26, is currently averaging career lows in minutes (28.8) field goal percentage (35.9%), 3-point field goal percentage (16.7%) and rebounds (3.5), while averaging a career-high 3.8 turnovers per game.The Grizzlies suspended Morant for conduct detrimental to the team following an Oct. 31 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, after he engaged in a postgame exchange with coach Tuomas Iisalo. Morant returned to the lineup on Nov. 3 against Detroit.In the third year of a five-year, $197.2 million contract signed in 2022, Morant has played in just 59 games over the past two seasons due to injuries and a pair of suspensions stemming from incidents involving guns.
Michael C. WrightNov 17, 2025, 01:52 PM ETCloseJoined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&MFollow on XOpen Extended ReactionsThe Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that star guard Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 right calf strain in the first quarter of Saturday’s loss at Cleveland and will miss at least two weeks.Morant left the contest with 6:01 remaining in the opening quarter after scoring 7 points in six minutes on 2-of-2 shooting. The guard sat out the previous game Wednesday against the Boston Celtics due to a sore right ankle.Morant’s latest setback comes with Memphis mired in a four-game losing streak, having dropped eight of its past nine contests ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.A two-time NBA All-Star, Morant, 26, is currently averaging career lows in minutes (28.8) field goal percentage (35.9%), 3-point field goal percentage (16.7%) and rebounds (3.5), while averaging a career-high 3.8 turnovers per game.The Grizzlies suspended Morant for conduct detrimental to the team following an Oct. 31 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, after he engaged in a postgame exchange with coach Tuomas Iisalo. Morant returned to the lineup on Nov. 3 against Detroit.In the third year of a five-year, $197.2 million contract signed in 2022, Morant has played in just 59 games over the past two seasons due to injuries and a pair of suspensions stemming from incidents involving guns.
The Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that star guard Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 right calf strain in the first quarter of Saturday’s loss at Cleveland and will miss at least two weeks.