Ja Morant back after missing last 12 games
Marc Stein: Grizzlies say Ja Morant indeed returns to the lineup tonight.
Source: Twitter @TheSteinLine
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Ja Morant getting some 3’s up before the game tonight 🥷
Gametime decision 👀 pic.twitter.com/cAPjZJVJFb – 7:24 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
I asked Taylor Jenkins how excited the team is to have Ja Morant back.
Like a true coach, he pointed out the Morant will be a game-time decision. – 6:23 PM
Chris Herrington @ChrisHerrington
Per Taylor Jenkins, Ja Morant is your standard-issue “gametime decision,” but he seems likely to play tonight. – 6:21 PM
Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
Ja Morant is a game time decision. Coach Jenkins said he is trending in the right direction. – 6:21 PM
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
After 12 games out, Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been updated to questionable for tonight’s game against Oklahoma City. Morant has been recovering from a left knee sprain and a stint in the NBA’s health and safety protocols.
More NBA from me: marcstein.Substack.com – 2:09 PM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
😊😊😊 – 9:41 AM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
🔋 – 9:10 PM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
🥷🏽 – 8:52 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
This is one of those games the Grizzlies will miss Ja Morant the most. Lillard going bananas, you wish you had your scoring star to counterpunch. – 6:56 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant is “really close” to a return, according to Taylor Jenkins. He is now testing out his knee to figure out a return plan with the performance staff. dailymemphian.com/section/sports… – 6:15 PM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
💤 dat boy .. sheesh – 12:30 AM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
can’t wait. 🥷🏽 – 10:27 PM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
another dub 🐎🐎 @RacersHoops & another statement game for @original_tev10 – 10:17 PM
The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
Ja Morant’s high school retired his jersey today 🎉
(via @Ja Morant / IG) pic.twitter.com/hkjgbnPrPH – 6:00 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Stepping up while Ja Morant is sidelined 💪 pic.twitter.com/joQg1ihDLc – 2:18 PM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
i would say relax but nah 😂 keep killing 💯💯👿 @IveyJaden – 1:47 PM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
JADEN A PROBLEM 🤦🏽♂️
#DAGOODZ – 1:19 PM
Kevin Pelton @kpelton
This week’s #peltonmailbag answers your questions on the Grizzlies winning without Ja Morant (which gets into the unreliability of on/off data), the Mavericks’ shooters regressing to the mean and the FTA multiplier in the possession formula: es.pn/3q6Ubmy (ESPN+) – 1:14 PM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
get to watch my bruddas tonight @RacersHoops 🙌🏽🐎 – 1:06 PM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
mad i can’t see my other two lil bros hoop today 🤦🏽♂️ @BatesEmoni @KChandler_1 – 1:06 PM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
i love watching lil bro hoop @IveyJaden 🥷🏽🙌🏽 – 1:02 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
The Memphis Grizzlies’ December carnage continues to pile up.
And happy holidays, Grizzlies fans, Ja Morant should be back with his teammates very soon. dailymemphian.com/section/sports… – 1:44 AM
Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
De’Anthony Melton on the team’s excitement to get Ja Morant back in the mix with how they’re playing right now: They know what 12 can do, and his aggressiveness will feed into it even more. Says he watches a lot of tape, and he’ll find points to pick his aggression – 1:12 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
The Grizzlies have won 10 of their last 11, all without Ja Morant.
They have a defensive rating of 97.4 in that span, which would be the 6th best defense since the three-point era (1980). pic.twitter.com/jK8GJ71p2z – 12:30 AM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
great team win gang 🐻 – 12:29 AM
Peter Edmiston @peteredmiston
It’s remarkable what is happening in Memphis. Winners of 10 of their last 11 games, all without Ja Morant. Kings TV spent a huge amount of their broadcast talking about “Grizzlies Culture”. Yes, Grizzlies Culture is a real thing now. As I said, remarkable. – 12:28 AM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
yoo wassup witchu 😂💪🏽 @De’Anthony Melton – 12:18 AM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
be the storm ⛈🐻 – 11:06 PM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
BOOOOOOOOM 🦹🏼♂️ – 11:05 PM
Ja Morant @JaMorant
alright now, lets hoop man . playing wit our food – 10:38 PM
Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
Coach Jenkins said him and the staff have had daily contact with Ja Morant. Ja is doing great and in great spirits.
“Hopefully we are back with him this weekend…”
-Jenkins – 8:42 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Taylor Jenkins said Ja Morant is feeling great from an injury and illness standpoint and that they hope is for him to rejoin the team this weekend. – 8:42 PM
More on this storyline
“Me, I’m not a big fan on the leaving,” Morant said. “As long as I’m here, I’m here; that’s my focus. Regardless, I’m going to make the best of any situation, continue to just go out with my teammates, win games, play in front of our fans and do whatever I can to continue to bring love.” -via The Athletic / October 21, 2021
“I love everything about it,” Morant told me, speaking about playing for the Grizzlies and living in Memphis. “I feel like this is my home, from the front office down, the fans, the community. Everybody brought me in and made me feel like family, and me and my family couldn’t ask for anything better.” -via The Athletic / October 21, 2021
