{"id":544912,"date":"2026-01-18T16:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/544912\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:06:14","slug":"ja-morant-is-trending-to-be-in-vs-magic-in-london-grizzlies-coach-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/544912\/","title":{"rendered":"Ja Morant is ‘trending to be in’ vs Magic in London, Grizzlies coach says"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONDON (AP) \u2014 Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was \u201ctrending\u201d to play Sunday against the Orlando Magic and would be on a minutes restriction after a six-game absence because of a right calf injury.<\/p>\n

Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo said at a pregame news conference that the medical update he’s received about the two-time All Star was positive.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEverything that\u2019s been told to me is that he\u2019s good to go,\u201d Iisalo said.<\/p>\n

Morant missed the first of the two-game NBA Europe series when the Magic beat the Grizzlies 118-111 in the league’s first regular-season game in Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The teams square off Sunday at London’s O2 Arena.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s trending to be in \u2014 in the game,\u201d Iisalo said. “Obviously he has to go though his shootaround slot. We’ve discussed this several times this season, when you miss a bunch of games, it’s not so easy to (go) right away into big minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ll try to maximize his minutes and try to do it in a smart way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iisalo was asked if he would use Morant off the bench: \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n

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