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Ja Morant’s injury status for Memphis Grizzlies vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Ja Morant’s injury status for Memphis Grizzlies vs. Milwaukee Bucks

The Memphis Grizzlies lost 3-2 to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Two key Memphis players were injured: Marcus Smart left after just six minutes with an ankle injury and Desmond Bane left after just 17 minutes with an oblique injury.

Both Bane and Smart are out for Thursday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, leaving the Grizzlies severely undermanned, especially in the backcourt. Star point guard Ja Morant played 29 minutes in the loss to Brooklyn after missing the team’s previous game because of right thigh soreness.

Morant was listed as questionable against Brooklyn with the same injury statement, but ended up playing. Morant is not listed on the injury report for Thursday night’s game against Milwaukee and is available to play.

The Grizzlies were cautious about Morant’s workload early in the season, as he averaged just 26.5 minutes per game. This is by far a career low, as Morant’s previous career low in minutes was 31 per game, which he played in his rookie season.

Injuries were a real problem for Memphis last year and they will be hoping to maintain the health of their star point guard throughout the season. Achieving this while hoping for wins in the highly competitive Western Conference will be a real challenge for Memphis.

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