On January 9, Beijing time, 6-3 but the Northern Expedition failed to reimburse the season, "Iverson Jr" Morant suffered an unprecedented serious injury, and the NBA ushered in the biggest loss.
Just today, the NBA suddenly came with unprecedented bombshell news, another superstar in the league announced the retirement of the season, and he only returned to 9 games this season, and that is Ja Morant. The most surprising team in the new season is the Grizzlies, who threatened to build a dynasty and strive for the championship, and the first 25 games were very bad due to Morant's suspension, so the results were very bad, and they went straight to the bottom of the West, with a record of 6 wins and 19 losses at that time.
Did the Grizzlies die like this? No, they still have hope, after Morant returned from a 25-game suspension, the Grizzlies still have a chance, but they never expected that just today, the league suddenly came with unprecedented heavy news, and Morant, who had just played 9 games, finally came back and just played 9 games, announcing a season explosion.
Grizzlies officials have reported that Morant has a dislocated shoulder on the team, and it appears to be accompanied by a torn shoulder. So after the inspection, it was announced that Morant's direct reimbursement this season ended, and he will return next season, that is, in the 2024~25 season, and the pace of the Grizzlies being punished came to an abrupt end.
Morant's importance this season is undeniable, averaging 25.1 points, 8.1 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game since his comeback, which is very impressive, and the Grizzlies have won six of his nine games. With 6 wins and 3 losses in 9 games, this winning rate has reached 66.7%, and with this winning percentage in the West, if it can be maintained until the end of the season, it will definitely enter the playoffs.
But the problem is that now Morant has just come back for nine games, and he has been injured again in practice, who is going to reason with this? There is no way, he is counting on who will come over to help the team solve the scoring problem? Who will help the Grizzlies solve the problem when they attack the offense? If there is no Morant, no one in the Grizzlies can take such responsibility, Bane is a pitcher despite the highest salary, and Jaren Jackson is an excellent defensive player, but they can't solve the problem.
To put it bluntly, there is only Morant, he is the best and most daring fast knife in this league, and Morant also made a great contribution to the previous defeat of the Lakers, which is the brightest battle he has returned. However, the Grizzly Dynasty had just announced the restoration of 9 games, and it ended again, and the Grizzly Bears' Northern Expedition failed.
As soon as Morant was reimbursed, the pattern of the West this season became clearer again. In addition to the Spurs and Trail Blazers, they should have been able to exit the championship race early. Now the biggest loss is the Lakers, the Grizzlies won 1 game against the Lakers and 2 games against the Pelicans before leaving, and they couldn't win without Morant.