{"id":37379,"date":"2025-05-16T16:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/37379\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T16:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:10:11","slug":"memphis-grizzlies-ja-morant-remains-out-vs-clippers-will-miss-third-consecutive-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/37379\/","title":{"rendered":"Memphis Grizzlies&#8217; Ja Morant remains out vs Clippers; Will miss third consecutive game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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> star guard Ja Morant will remain sidelined.<\/p>\n<p>Morant is listed as out for Friday (9:30 p.m., ESPN) at the Los Angeles Clippers. He has missed the last two games while dealing with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Injuries have hurt Morant&#8217;s ability to be consistently available all season. He&#8217;s played in 43 of the Grizzlies&#8217; 70 games. Memphis (43-27) has a 15-12 record this season when Morant is unavailable.<\/p>\n<p>Along with his hamstring injury, Morant has also recently been bothered by right shoulder soreness. He played through the pain in recent contests before missing the previous two games.<\/p>\n<p>Memphis will also be without Brandon Clarke, who left <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/memphis-grizzlies-once-safe-playoff-064632048.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wednesday&#039;s loss against the Portland Trail Blazers;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\">Wednesday&#8217;s loss against the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> due to a right knee injury. GG Jackson remains on a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/grizzlies-assign-gg-jackson-g-223622011.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:G League assignment,;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\">G League assignment, <\/a>and forward Lamar Stevens is also nursing a shoulder injury.<\/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\/20\/ja-morant-injury-update-memphis-grizzlies-clippers\/82581049007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ja Morant injury update: Grizzlies list point guard as out vs Clippers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ja Morant injury update: Grizzlies list point guard as out vs Clippers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant will remain sidelined. 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