{"id":663617,"date":"2026-03-17T21:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/663617\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T21:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:34:22","slug":"scotty-pippen-jr-undergoes-season-ending-toe-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/663617\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotty Pippen Jr. undergoes season-ending toe surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/memphis-grizzlies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> will be without a key contributor for the remainder of the season, as guard <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/players\/bec50a25\/scotty-pippen-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scotty Pippen Jr<\/a>. has undergone season-ending toe surgery.<\/p>\n<p>According to ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel, Pippen underwent a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrettSiegelNBA\/status\/2034012590414672254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">successful sesamoidectomy<\/a> on Tuesday to address discomfort in his right big toe. The procedure will sideline him for the rest of the 2025-26 campaign, though he is expected to be fully recovered in time for the start of the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrizzlies&#8217; Scotty Pippen Jr. underwent a successful sesamoidectomy today to address discomfort in his right big toe.<\/p>\n<p>Pippen will miss the rest of the season and is expected to be ready for the start of the 2026-27 season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pippen last appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/los-angeles-clippers\/clippers-news-darius-garland-special-moment-family-after-win-grizzlies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Memphis\u2019 123-120 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> on March 7. In that outing, he recorded 11 points, three rebounds, three assists, and one steal while shooting 4-for-7 from the field and 2-for-3 from the free throw line, including one made three-pointer across 23 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Scotty Pippen Jr.\u2019s season-ending surgery adds to Grizzlies\u2019 late-season struggles<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old concludes his fourth NBA season and third with Memphis having provided steady production in a limited sample size. Across 10 games, including six starts, Pippen averaged 11.4 points, 4.7 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game. He also posted a career-high 1.9 steals per contest while shooting 44.8% from the field, 31.3% from beyond the arc, and a career-best 78.3% from the free throw line in 21.2 minutes per game.<\/p>\n<p>His absence adds to the challenges for a Grizzlies team navigating a difficult stretch late in the season. Memphis currently holds a 23-44 record and is in the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/memphis-grizzlies\/schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">midst of an eight-game losing streak<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies will attempt to regroup as they return home to open a two-game homestand against the Denver Nuggets (41-27) on Wednesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET as Memphis looks to stabilize its rotation and close out the season on a stronger note despite Pippen\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Memphis Grizzlies will be without a key contributor for the remainder of the season, as guard Scotty&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3795],"tags":[7,294,293,177,4070,6,14502,627],"class_list":{"0":"post-663617","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-memphis-grizzlies","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-grizzlies","10":"tag-memphis","11":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","12":"tag-memphisgrizzlies","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-nba-injury","15":"tag-scotty-pippen-jr"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116246666650560793","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663617","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=663617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}