Just past night, there have been several news in the basketball circle. The first is Morant's comeback, just today, Morant officially lifted the ban, and after a 25-game ban, Morant can finally return to the court. In the Grizzlies vs. Pelicans game, Jenkins directly activated Morant and made him a starter. James welcomed Morant back on social media, writing: "No. 12, welcome back, go great again!" Morant did not respond to this. Morant's family and friends, including his father, came to the scene to watch Morant's comeback debut, and the scene was very lively.
The Grizzlies are not in a good situation this season, several big players are injured, Adams, Aldama and others can't play, and they are currently 6-19 and only in the bottom three of the West. Now, with Morant back, there's renewed anticipation for the Grizzlies, who finished second in the West in the regular season last season, and they're actually doing pretty well. However, this season compared to last season, their most important defender on the outside has left the team, the Grizzlies have been very poor in defense this season, and Morant is not a defensive player, so even if Morant returns now, it will be very difficult for them to return to the ranks of the Western powerhouses.
Another piece of news about the injury. The Bulls officially announced that forward Craig is injured, specifically an acute plantar fascia sprain, and will be out for 8-10 weeks! Based on past experience, a plantar fascia sprain will need to be immobilized for about 4 weeks, and then go through a recovery period of 4-6 weeks. Now that the Bulls are unstable, LaVine is likely to be traded, and DeRozan is not strong enough, they are only 11th in the East with 11 wins and 17 losses this season, and their record is not good, and now they have lost another backup forward, and the Bulls may have a difficult game to play in the next game.
Craig, who was drafted in 2014, played for the Nuggets, Bucks, Suns, Pacers before returning to the Suns and eventually joining the Bulls. Craig is well-known in the Nuggets and Suns, in the Nuggets period, he had a single game of 11 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks of wonderful performances, in the Suns period, he had a game of 8 shots, 3 of 3 three-point shots, 21 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks!
Finally, let's talk about the injury of the Chinese mixed-race player. Just today, Feng Ao, a teenager of China's Xinjiang youth team, revealed on social media that he had torn his anterior cruciate ligament. Feng Ao was born in 2006, 17 years old this year, a mixed-race boy, and now his height has reached 195cm, he is a good seedling who plays basketball. Feng Ao is currently playing for the Xinjiang youth team, and in next year's U18 Asian Championships, Feng Ao was also selected for the second team's primary list, but because of this injury, Feng Ao said that he would probably not be able to play. Netizens sent their blessings one after another, hoping that the child would recover soon.
Feng Ao is actually very popular in the basketball circle and is very famous, he was previously selected for Tsai Chongxin's 2022 basketball scholarship list, when he could get this scholarship to play in the United States in the high school league, and then hit the NCAA, and take the road of career development, but after weighing, Feng Ao finally gave up this opportunity and chose to join the Xinjiang youth team. Feng Ao often posts videos of his training and competitions on social media, and he also has a classic quote: Let's say that Hachimura is a fart, can you wait for me for a few years? It can be seen that Feng Ao is very confident in his ability and prospects.