Grizzlies lose Ja Morant for season with injury after suspension return
NY Post
Ja Morant’s season is done before it ever really got started.
The Grizzlies announced late Monday night that Morant was out for the season after he suffered a subluxation of his right shoulder during a training session on Saturday.
After an MRI exam was done on the Grizzlies star, it revealed an underlying labral tear.
Morant will undergo season-ending surgery and the team expects him to make a full recovery for next season.
The Grizzlies star tweeted out a blue heart emoji after the news came out.
The injury limits Morant to just nine total games this year after a 25-game suspension he served to start the year after he brandished a firearm on an Instagram Live in May 2023, which followed a troubling few months of behavior — including a previous incident with a gun on the social media platform.
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