MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant will be out “week-to-week” after he suffered an ankle sprain during a practice Sunday, a team spokesperson confirmed Monday.
Morant is the third Grizzlies starter recovering from an injury ahead of the 2025-26 season, which starts Wednesday, Oct. 22 with a home opener against New Orleans.
Memphis also opens the preseason Monday night against the Detroit Pistons.
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Former NBA Defensive Player of the Year and All-Star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. had surgery in July to repair a turf toe, and center Zach Edey, who earned a first-team All-Rookie nod after last season, underwent surgery on his left ankle in June.
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Morant has gone from Rookie of the Year in 2020 to the league’s Most Improved Player in 2022 with flashy dunks, no-look passes and gravity-defying finishes, making regular appearances on highlight shows.
Those spectacular plays have been few and far between the past two seasons, with Morant playing only 59 games combined between various injuries and league suspensions. Morant has played in only 56% of the Grizzlies’ 328 regular-season games since the start of the 2021-22 season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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