Grizzlies’ Ja Morant out for the season with shoulder injury following suspension return
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant will miss the rest of the season with a serious shoulder injury, the team announced on Monday.
The Grizzlies said Morant suffered a “subluxation of his right shoulder” at a training session on Saturday. After experiencing ongoing soreness, the team said he had an MRI and it revealed he was dealing with an “underlying labral tear.”
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Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies looks on during the game against the San Antonio Spurs at FedExForum on January 02, 2024 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Justin Ford/Getty Images)
The star point guard will have season-ending surgery and is expected to make a full recovery ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Morant returned to the floor after a 25-game suspension for his social media antics with guns. He scored 34 points, including the game-winning in his first game back against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies reacts after Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns missed a free throw during the second half at Footprint Center on January 07, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
In nine games, he was averaging 25.1 points, 8.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game.
His suspension came as a result of multiple gun incidents, coming to a head with a second incident when he was caught on social media video holding the weapon. The first game earlier in the year, when he appeared to hold a gun in a Denver strip club, he missed eight games over that incident. He was never charged.
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant sits on the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Aside from the gun videos, Morant is in a legal battle stemming from a fight he got into at his house with a then-17-year-old. Four days earlier, Morant had allegedly “threatened” the head of security at a Memphis mall, and a member of Morant’s group shoved him in the head.
Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.
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