Ja Morant’s 2025-26 campaign has once again been disrupted by injury. The Memphis Grizzlies star suffered a right calf strain in mid-November, going down just minutes into the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers before being ruled out.
Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is on track to return to action on Friday vs. Utah, having been upgraded from questionable to probable on the team’s injury report, per Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal (Twitter link).
The Memphis Grizzlies are getting back on the court to take on the Utah Jazz at home. To learn more about the Grizzlies' next opponent, we spoke with Utah Jazz on SI contributor Jared Koch.
The Memphis Grizzlies are 11-13, a surprising start for a team that has dealt with so much adversity. Between injuries and the Ja Morant show off the court, the Grizzlies have stayed afloat in the competitive Western Conference.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
Just when the Memphis Grizzlies thought Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. were ready to wrap up the Western Conference standings, Tuomas Iisalo’s squad found a lump of coal in their Christmas stocking.
Memphis will be without its towering anchor for a while. The Grizzlies announced Thursday that second-year center Zach Edey has a stress reaction in his left ankle and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
The Memphis Grizzlies are discovering during their current run -- seven wins in nine games -- without star Ja Morant that their 2024 draft picks are in a class of their own.
Memphis will be without its most impactful player for at least a month. The team announced Thursday that center Zach Edey has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in his left ankle and will be reevaluated in four weeks.
Even as Ja Morant is set to return in Friday’s home game against the Utah Jazz, the Memphis Grizzlies will again be without their driving force this season. Zach Edey, who has blossomed into the team’s top difference maker at both ends of the floor, has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in his left ankle.
The Memphis Grizzlies won their second straight game on Sunday night to move to 11-13 on the season. The Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 119-96, and they had defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 107-98, on Friday.
It has been a disappointing start to the season for the Memphis Grizzlies as they currently hold an 11-13 record which has them sitting ninth in the Western Conference standings.
While the Grizzlies are on the third day of an extended five day break before they play their next game on Friday at home vs Utah. They are 11-13 on the season and are currently sitting 9th in the western conference standings.
The Rockets already made their big swing when they landed Kevin Durant over the summer, and it doesn’t sound like another is coming anytime soon. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, Houston has no interest in pursuing a trade for Grizzlies star Ja Morant.
Santi Aldama scored 22 points, while Jaylen Wells and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 17 each as the Memphis Grizzlies built a commanding first-half lead and rolled to a 119-96 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.
In the NBA, a 20-point halftime lead is often described as the most dangerous margin in the game. On Sunday night, the Memphis Grizzlies stared down that exact scenario, watching a dominant first half nearly evaporate before finding the accelerator again to secure a 119-96 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
Santi Aldama came off the bench to score 22 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Jaylen Wells added 16 apiece to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 119-96 victory Sunday over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.