The Grizzlies officially announced! Morant's season reimbursement!
The Grizzlies officially announced! Morant's season reimbursement!
On January 9th, Beijing time, just now, there was a super heavy news from the NBA, that is, the Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant announced that he was reimbursed for the season due to injury!
It is reported that Morant suffered a dislocation of his right shoulder during team training on Saturday local time, and an MRI examination found that there was a labral tear. He will undergo surgery that will cost him the season!Morant is expected to make a full recovery by the start of the 2024-25 season.
The bad news that Morant's season reimbursement came without warning, which was a surprise for Morant fans! Finally, after Morant's 25-game suspension was lifted, he only played 9 games and was reimbursed for the season, Morant is undoubtedly the unluckiest player in the league this season! And the Grizzlies are the same as Morant's misfortune, because Morant is the third star of their team's reimbursement this season. At the beginning of the season, first the interior Clark was reimbursed for the season, then the backup center Adams was reimbursed for the season, and now the star Morant was reimbursed for the season. The ensuing invasion of injuries can be said to have directly knocked down this western upstart!
Morant was banned from the league for 25 games in the offseason for live streaming with guns, which directly led to the Grizzlies' start to a losing season and eventually became the league's superfish. Although they did not fall into a leaderless group during Morant's suspension, the Grizzlies without the backbone Morant were never able to find the winning code under the leadership of Bane and Jaren Jackson, which led to the Grizzlies' record at the bottom of the West! From the second place in the West in the regular season last season to the bottom of the West, the Grizzlies only took 25 games, and the speed of the fall was staggering!
But after Morant was lifted, the Grizzlies were themselves again. Morant released a shocking layup in the first game of his comeback! Subsequently, under the leadership of Morant, the Grizzlies' record blossomed and improved! This also made people see their hope of hitting the playoffs again, because the Grizzlies with Morant are a competitive team in the West. After his comeback, Morant is still vigorous, averaging 25.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game in 9 games, which is terrifying, so that no one in the Wild West or even the entire league dares to underestimate the Grizzlies.
But bad luck doesn't seem to be going to let go of the Grizzlies, and Morant, who is getting better, is suddenly gone! His season reimbursement can be said to be a direct announcement that the Grizzlies are officially out of the playoff ticket race, and the pattern of the Wild West will also usher in a huge change. While Morant's season reimbursement directly announces the Grizzlies' withdrawal from the playoff competition, it will also intensify the fierce competition for lottery picks! Because the current competition in the Wild West can be described as polarized, as many as ten teams are competing for playoff tickets, and several teams are competing for lottery tickets, among which the Spurs and Trail Blazers are the most active.
With Morant's season reimbursement, this will undoubtedly allow the Grizzlies to join the lottery competition without any suspense! Next, the Spurs, Trail Blazers, and Grizzlies will play the Wolong and Phoenix Youngsters, and they will eventually fight to the death for the lottery and even the top pick.