{"id":35053,"date":"2025-05-15T16:40:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/35053\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:40:12","slug":"memphis-grizzlies-provide-ja-morant-injury-update-before-san-antonio-spurs-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/35053\/","title":{"rendered":"Memphis Grizzlies provide Ja Morant injury update before San Antonio Spurs game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/sports\/grizzlies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Memphis Grizzlies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> will be shorthanded on the second leg of a back-to-back Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Ja Morant (right shoulder soreness) and Desmond Bane (left hip soreness) are among four Grizzlies players inactive <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/grizzlies-vs-spurs-live-score-220046390.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:against the San Antonio Spurs.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">against the San Antonio Spurs.<\/a> Brandon Clarke (lip laceration) and Vince Williams Jr. (left knee soreness) are also out for the Grizzlies.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>No Morant or Bane means the Grizzlies will have an entirely different backcourt at FedExForum. Luke Kennard, Scotty Pippen Jr. and John Konchar should be in line for more playing time.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/unpacking-final-14-4-seconds-053539036.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Grizzlies lost 114-113 on Friday night against the New York Knicks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grizzlies lost 114-113 on Friday night against the New York Knicks<\/a>. Coach Taylor Jenkins ruled out Clarke and Williams 90 minutes before the game, but he called Morant and Bane game-time decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Williams is still ramping up and has yet to play both legs of a back-to-back this season. Morant played in five consecutive games for the second time this season before that streak was halted Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>This is Bane&#8217;s first missed game since Feb. 5 against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/toronto-raptors\/28\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Toronto Raptors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Toronto Raptors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Damichael Cole is the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/memphis-grizzlies\/29\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Memphis Grizzlies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> beat writer for The Commercial Appeal. Contact Damichael at damichael.cole@commercialappeal.com. Follow Damichael on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DamichaelC.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/grizzlies\/2025\/03\/01\/ja-morant-injury-update-grizzlies-spurs\/80999756007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ja Morant injury update: Grizzlies star out vs Spurs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ja Morant injury update: Grizzlies star out vs Spurs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Memphis Grizzlies will be shorthanded on the second leg of a back-to-back Saturday night. 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