{"id":471588,"date":"2025-12-13T19:16:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T19:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/471588\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T19:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T19:16:52","slug":"final-injury-report-for-jazz-grizzlies-will-lauri-markkanen-ja-morant-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/471588\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Injury Report for Jazz-Grizzlies, Will Lauri Markkanen, Ja Morant Play?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> are at home on Friday night as they host the Utah Jazz<\/a> in a Western Conference matchup.<\/p>\n

Memphis enters Friday\u2019s game with an 11-13 record after defeating the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> at home on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama (7).\u00a9 Petre Thomas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

In Sunday\u2019s victory over the Trail Blazers, Santi Aldama led the way for the Grizzlies as he recorded 22 points and seven rebounds off the bench while Jaylen Wells added 16 points and five rebounds of his own.<\/p>\n

Now Memphis will try to grab another victory at home on Friday night as they host a struggling Jazz team.<\/p>\n

On the other side, Utah enters Friday\u2019s contest with an 8-15 record after losing at home to the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Jazz forward Kyle Filipowski (22) fouls out and walks past Utah head coach Will Hardy.\u00a9 Matt Blewett-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Kyle Filipowski led the way for the Jazz in Sunday\u2019s loss as he ended the game with 21 points and 10 rebounds while Walter Clayton Jr. recorded 20 points and nine assists off the bench.<\/p>\n

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While both teams are looking to pick up another victory in Friday night\u2019s matchup, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.<\/p>\n

Jazz Injury Report, Will Lauri Markkanen Play?<\/p>\n

For the Jazz, they have two players listed on their injury report, though the good news for Utah is that Lauri Markkanen is not one of them.<\/p>\n

\"Lauri<\/p>\n

Lauri Markkanen, Utah JazzChris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n

Of course, Markkanen missed Sunday\u2019s loss to the Thunder due to an illness but he will return on Friday against the Grizzlies where he should have a large role.<\/p>\n

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While Markkanen will return, the Jazz will be without both Walker Kessler and Georges Niang as they continue to be sidelined due to injuries.<\/p>\n

Grizzlies Injury Report, Will Ja Morant, Zach Edey Play?<\/p>\n

On the other side, the Grizzlies have seven players listed on their injury report, including both Ja Morant<\/a> and Zach Edey.<\/p>\n

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12).\u00a9 Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Memphis has listed Morant as probable due to a left calf strain and he is expected to return from a 10-game absence.<\/p>\n

This is massive news for the Grizzlies as they will be getting back one of their top players as they seek their 12th victory of the season.<\/p>\n

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The Grizzlies have ruled out Zach Edey due to a stress reaction in his left ankle that is expected to sideline him at least four weeks.<\/p>\n

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Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey (14)\u00a9 Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

With Edey sidelined, Aldama and Jock Landale could be in line for larger roles moving forward.<\/p>\n

Memphis has also ruled out Brandon Clarke, Ty Jerome, John Konchar, Scotty Pippen Jr. and Javon Small as they all remain sidelined while recovering from injuries.<\/p>\n

Fans can catch Friday night\u2019s matchup between the Jazz and Grizzlies from Memphis at 8:00 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Dec 12, 2025, where it first appeared in the NBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Memphis Grizzlies are at home on Friday night as they host the Utah Jazz in a Western…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3785],"tags":[7,2710,32099,499,178,3499,2597,423,3692,8396,3419,1251,976,177,6,179,2460,471,1185,627,4884,181,5592,1201,422,427,3972,1405,2130,1083],"class_list":{"0":"post-471588","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-utah-jazz","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-brandon-clarke","10":"tag-elijah-harkless","11":"tag-georges-niang","12":"tag-ja-morant","13":"tag-javon-small","14":"tag-jaylen-wells","15":"tag-jazz","16":"tag-jock-landale","17":"tag-john-konchar","18":"tag-john-tonje","19":"tag-kyle-filipowski","20":"tag-lauri-markkanen","21":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","22":"tag-nba","23":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","24":"tag-oscar-tshiebwe","25":"tag-portland-trail-blazers","26":"tag-santi-aldama","27":"tag-scotty-pippen-jr","28":"tag-taylor-hendricks","29":"tag-the-grizzlies","30":"tag-the-jazz","31":"tag-ty-jerome","32":"tag-utah","33":"tag-utah-jazz","34":"tag-utahjazz","35":"tag-walker-kessler","36":"tag-walter-clayton-jr","37":"tag-zach-edey"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115713870808301955","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}