Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant injures knee during first quarter against Atlanta Hawks
Morant went off injured early in the first quarter against the Hawks and had to be helped back to the locker room
Saturday 27 November 2021 07:43, UK
Memphis point guard Ja Morant left in the first quarter of the Grizzlies' game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night with a left knee injury.
The injury happened with about three-and-a-half minutes left in the first quarter. Morant was on the offensive end when he came up hobbling. He limped along the baseline to the Memphis bench. He was almost immediately helped back to the Memphis locker room.
Replays did not appear to show any significant contact on the play that Morant was hurt. The team announced a short time later that he would not return to the game and later in the evening announced that preliminary imaging revealed a left knee sprain.
Morant suffered a serious ankle sprain a year ago - and made it back in less than three weeks. No timeline yet on a timeline for a return from this left knee sprain, but he amazed those in the organisation in how he attacked rehab a year ago.
Morant, the second pick in the 2019 draft out of Murray State, is eighth in the NBA in scoring at 25.3 points a game. He also averages 7.1 assists. He was the 2019 Rookie of the Year.
