Ja Morant suffered a hip injury and reportedly will be out for Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
That’s not a surprise after the nasty fall he took in the third quarter of Game 3 Thursday night, Morant was seen on crutches during the fourth quarter. The team has officially listed Morant as “doubtful,” but ESPN’s Shams Charania reports he is out, and that tracks.
Ja Morant is out for the rest of Game 3 with a hip injury, Grizzlies say. pic.twitter.com/QYXSBairw9
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Morant’s injury deflated the building and his teammates — the Grizzlies were up 27 when he went down and lost the game.
Memphis now trails 0-3 in the series and will have to play a potential close-out game without Morant, who has averaged 18.3 points and five assists a game this series. The Grizzlies were 17-14 in games Morant did not play this season, with a +4.2 net rating when he was off the court — this is still a good team. However, beating Oklahoma City is another level.
