On January 9, Beijing time, just now, there was a super bombshell news from the NBA, that is, Ja Morant, the star of the Memphis Grizzlies, announced that he was reimbursed for the season due to injury!Memphis Grizzlies Official Injury Report:Hero Ja Morant will undergo shoulder surgery and be reimbursed for the season.
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 labrum tear. He will undergo surgery**, which will result in a season reimbursement!Morant is expected to be fully ** by the start of the 2024-25 season.
The bad news of Morant's season reimbursement came without warning, which caught Morant fans off guard!finally waited for Morant's 25-game ban to be lifted, and only after only 9 games were reimbursed for the season, Morant is undoubtedly the unluckiest player in the league this season!And the Grizzlies are similar to Morant's misfortune, as Morant is the third star on 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, who did not have a backbone Morant, were never able to find a winning code under the leadership of Bane and Jaren Jackson, which led to the Grizzlies finishing at the bottom of the West!From finishing second in the West in the regular season last season to finishing last in the West, the Grizzlies have only taken 25 games, and the speed of their fall is staggering!
But after Morant was lifted, the Grizzlies were themselves again. Morant released the ban and returned to the first game with a shocking layup!Subsequently, under the leadership of Morant, the Grizzlies' record blossomed and continued to improveIt also gives a renewed hope that they will make the playoffs, because the Grizzlies with Morant are a competitive team in the West. After his comeback, Morant is still vigorous, averaging 25 per game in nine games1 point 56 rebounds and 81 assist, 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 playoff contention, it will also intensify the fierce competition for lottery picks!Because the competition in the Wild West is currently polarized, as many as ten teams are competing for playoff tickets, and several teams are competing for lottery picks, among which the Spurs and Trail Blazers are the most active.
With Morant's season reimbursed, this will undoubtedly put the Grizzlies in the lottery race without any suspense!Next, the Spurs, Trailblazers, and Grizzlies will play Wolong and Phoenix Chicks, and they will eventually fight to the death for the lottery and even the champion lottery.