{"id":569760,"date":"2026-01-30T01:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T01:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/569760\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T01:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T01:49:15","slug":"does-ja-morant-have-lung-cancer-debunking-bizarre-claim-on-memphis-grizzlies-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/569760\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Ja Morant have lung cancer? Debunking bizarre claim on Memphis Grizzlies star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"content\">A claim has gone viral that <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/topic\/memphis-grizzlies\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"Memphis Grizzlies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> guard, Ja Morant has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The claim has gone viral on social media, especially TikTok, with a screenshot of a purported tweet by Morant doing rounds on the platform. However, the claims are false.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hawks-Grizzlies-Basketball-19_1769734173634_1769734191889.jpg\" alt=\"Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant. (AP)\" title=\"Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant. (AP)\" width=\"360\" height=\"202\" loading=\"eager\"\/>Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant. (AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">The doctored screenshot of the tweet, purportedly posted on January 26, reads: &#8220;Just got the toughest news of my life, lung cancer. I won&#8217;t be playing this season, but I am trusting God through it all,&#8221; and then goes on to quote a verse from Psalm 28:7. But, as mentioned before, the X post in a doctored screenshot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">Ht. com can confirm that Ja Morant has not been diagnosed with cancer. No such tweet has been made from his account on January 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">For instance, here&#8217;s a TikTok edit that claims Morant has <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/topic\/lung-cancer\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"lung cancer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">lung cancer<\/a>. It has been viewed over 80,000 times. It has nearly 4,000 likes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">Here&#8217;s another TikTok video that has massively gone viral:<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">Also read: <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/sports\/us-sports\/why-was-dallas-mavericks-vs-milwaukee-bucks-game-at-fiserv-postponed-nba-issues-update-101769375251702.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"Why was Dallas Mavericks vs Milwaukee Bucks game at Fiserv postponed? NBA issues update\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Why was Dallas Mavericks vs Milwaukee Bucks game at Fiserv postponed? NBA issues update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ja Morant Injury Update: What Happened To Him?<\/p>\n<p>The false claims about <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/sports\/us-sports\/ja-morant-trade-rumors-new-update-on-miami-heat-houston-rockets-timberwolves-bid-for-memphis-star-contract-details-101767988704986.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"Ja Morant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ja Morant<\/a> purportedly having lung cancer went viral in the context of the Grizzlies guard&#8217;s injury against the Atlanta Hawks this week. Morant injured his left elbow in a 124\u2013122 loss this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">The Grizzlies announced it as a UCL sprain in the elbow, with a timetable of roughly three weeks before re-evaluation, not a confirmed season-ending diagnosis. He is expected to make a full recovery, but will miss games at least through the NBA trade deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A claim has gone viral that Memphis Grizzlies guard, Ja Morant has been diagnosed with lung cancer. 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