The incident happened suddenly, and according to the Grizzlies' official tweet, Morant will undergo shoulder surgery and be reimbursed for the season. The Grizzlies said Morant suffered a dislocation of his right shoulder during training on Saturday local time, and an MRI revealed a tear in the labrum (the shoulder joint between the arm bone and the shoulder blade).
He will undergo surgery at the end of the season and is expected to be fully recovered by the start of the 24-25 season. This season has not been smooth for Morant, who has been plagued by negative images and has been officially suspended. After the ban was lifted, Morant once led the Grizzlies on a strong northern expedition and won many opponents.
After the suspension, Morant played in a total of 9 games, averaging 25.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game, and the Grizzlies won 6-3. Who would have thought that the good times would be so short, and the Grizzlies would have to return to the role and state of the Bearless Bears, and the season was lost again.
Not only Morant, but the NBA was hit by injuries to two major stars on the same day. At the Pacers' Gambry Arena, Haliburton, the star of the house, slipped directly on a breakaway, and he was carried off the court by his teammates and back to the locker room after he couldn't stand up.
According to the latest post-match news, Haliburton has a left hamstring strain and will undergo an MRI tomorrow. A hamstring strain could leave Haliburton out of the game for 3-6 weeks.
Whether it's Morant or Haliburton injured, it's something the league doesn't want to see. Both have proven their potential to become superstars this season, with Haliburton, in particular, becoming a star player for the Pacers.
As one of the best offensive teams in the league, the Pacers can have the firepower they have now, which is inseparable from Carlisle's tuning and Haliburton's play.
And the Pacers gave Hahaburton a five-year, $260 million super-cap contract extension this offseason. Haliburton proved worthy of the team's trust.
After Haliburton came to the Pacers, after Carlisle's tutelage, he is transforming into a star-level two-way guard, averaging 24.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 12.7 assists per game, ranking first in the league in assists per game.
As the leader of the Pacers' offensive team, Haliburton has delivered 10+ assists on multiple occasions. The team has set a team record for 11 consecutive assists and double-doubles this season.
With the offensive system led by Haliburton, the team's offense is smooth, and the season has exploded with 150+ scoring feasts many times.
Against the Hawks on Jan. 6, the Indiana Pacers scored 150 points for the third time this season, just one less than the NBA's all-time record of 150+ in a single season — the Spurs in 1978-79 and the Lakers in 1971-72 had 150+ in a single season four times.
The 21-15 Pacers sit in seventh place in the East, while the Magic, Cavaliers, Knicks, and Heat are also hovering around them, also with a 21-15 record.
At the moment, the competition in the East is very fierce, and the slightest mistake will fall into the play-in zone or even outside the play-in tournament, and the Pacers can only hope that Haliburton's injury will not keep him out of the game for too long.