Link: https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/grizzlies-ja-morant-will-miss-at-least-three-weeks/

Morant sustained a UCL sprain in his left elbow in the Jan. 21 game against the Hawks, and while he’s expected to make a full recovery, he’ll be re-evaluated in approximately three weeks. This means Morant won’t return to action until probably after the All-Star break, impacting his potential trade value ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline. With Morant on the sidelines, the Grizzlies should turn to Cam Spencer and Vince Williams, although Ty Jerome (calf) should also see minutes at the point once he’s fully healthy and ready to play.

Kindly_Bag_914 | Hawks

62 | 7 hours ago

Just when he started playing decent too going to be interesting how this will turn out

chrioms | Hawks

6 | 6 hours ago

Can’t be too easy for him

Upstairs_Baby8424

1 | 6 hours ago

His body isn’t built for his playstyle. And he hasn’t demonstrated he can play the fundamentals or shoot well enough to not play like that.

The only guy I can remember that played like Morant and stayed healthy is Westbrook. Who is built like a tank.

TitanTigers | Grizzlies

12 | 6 hours ago

He hit his elbow on the backboard

His previous injury was a guy diving into his leg

Orphasmia | Warriors

1 | 5 hours ago

Thats a crazy sentence, the backboard??

TitanTigers | Grizzlies

2 | 5 hours ago

https://youtu.be/riofKseRzOA?si=eyunlDeBesR_2nes

MatchAffectionate951

2 | 5 hours ago

Do you guys just parrot everything you see on this sub or internet

If you watched the games he doesn’t even play that reckless anymore.

pickle-doofenshmirtz | MEM

1 | 4 hours ago

He’s said before he’s toning down the flashy dunks and a lot of his crazy athleticism antics to better preserve his body; I wanna say around 2 years ago maybe ? But the narrative perseveres regardless

Niceguydan8

32 | 7 hours ago

impacting his potential trade value ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline.

Meh, honestly I don’t really see it changing much in this regard.

Upstairs_Baby8424

-1 | 6 hours ago

Trading for a headache off the court but someone good on the court is a lot different than trading for a headache off the court who can’t stay healthy enough to be on the court.

Niceguydan8

2 | 6 hours ago

Yeah but he’s had injury issues for most of his career. This injury isn’t some anomaly, that’s my point.

Barrelled_Chef_Curry | Warriors

0 | 4 hours ago

He hit his elbow on the backboard, chill with the injury prone shit

Niceguydan8

1 | 4 hours ago

chill with the injury prone shit

Literally look at his career

There’s no way he’s not injury prone, what an absurd response.

magicbeaned

26 | 7 hours ago

This will be a very interesting deadline.

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

10 | 7 hours ago

I think it will be surprisingly interesting or extremely underwhelming with the two options being as follows:

Some teams may refuse to make moves in order to save assets to potentially acquire Giannis in the offseason if he doesn’t ask out this season.

Other teams may proceed with business as usual if Giannis decides to stay this season.

Barrelled_Chef_Curry | Warriors

1 | 4 hours ago

Super underwhelming. Teams fully understanding 2nd apron stuff

The_MadStork | NYK

6 | 5 hours ago

nothing happens because half the league is hurt

afjecj | Magic

2 | 4 hours ago

Headline trade is gonna be “Chicago Bulls take on cash considerations after trading Zach Collins to the Utah Jazz”

heat_fan_ | Raptors

22 | 7 hours ago

This is gonna be a boring deadline

JayDaGod1206 | Rockets

7 | 6 hours ago

Nothing ever happens deadline

Barracuda374

9 | 6 hours ago

Zion has been way healthier than Ja these last 3 years. No trade value whatsoever on that contract.

legend023 | Pelicans

5 | 7 hours ago

This is actually unfortunate because he was actually hitting his stride now

It’s tank season for Memphis tbh, they win games out of their ass but idk if it can last

TitanTigers | Grizzlies

3 | 6 hours ago

I don’t even know what tanking looks like for us. I mean we haven’t played a game with fewer than 4 players out all season. We typically sit 5-6 guys on any given night.

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

1 | 7 hours ago

They are far removed from an actual contender and their big two simply isn’t talented enough to lead them to a chip.

Ja is ideally a second option, but wouod be unreliable in that role due to his health, horrendous 3 point shooting and declining effectiveness when driving to the rim.

JJJ is ideally a third option since he isn’t an elite scorer.

They should trade both of them and start a complete rebuild.

JJJ is probably slightly too old to be apart of the new timeline and he’d return a considerable haul, while Ja wouldn’t, so trading him makes sense.

goknicks23

1 | 6 hours ago

Edey is their most important player at the moment and a game changer, unfortunately he also has injury issues.

MrBuckBuck | Trail Blazers

4 | 6 hours ago

Ja Morant gets injured so often, it is sad.

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

2 | 7 hours ago

Wonder if he’s played his last game for Memphis.

Could definitely see the Bucks trading for him as a desperation move to appease Giannis if he hasn’t already requested a trade.

NahIdontbelieveu

2 | 6 hours ago

Funny how all these star players getting injured around the trade deadline 🤔

HelpOpening4996

2 | 6 hours ago

Just trade Ja for AD, no one will notice anything has changed

VanWesley

2 | 6 hours ago

Players on the trade block getting injured is the hot trend right now

notathrowaway112358 | Lakers

2 | 6 hours ago

Must be from all the grenades he’s been throwing.

clear831 | Heat

1 | 6 hours ago

So Rozier + Fontecchio+ Jovic is back on the menu!

Hyderabadi__Biryani | Minneapolis Lakers

1 | 6 hours ago

I am genuinely asking, when do the Grizzlies play Lakers next? If it’s anywhere before three weeks, you’ll see Morant there most probably.

SimilarOnion1655 | Lakers

1 | 18 minutes ago

No more times in the regular season

goknicks23

1 | 6 hours ago

Trade him and be done with it, he never plays.

axecalibur | CHI

1 | 6 hours ago

What trade value? Nobody wants him.

coocoach | Vancouver Grizzlies

1 | 3 hours ago

Trade ja morant for sabonis. Send Schroeder to Minnesota. Have Westbrook mentor morant, I know Westbrook is often seen as a low basketball iq guy but every teammate and young player he’s played with raves about him except for LeBron and AD. Morant brings some excitement back to the kings. For the grizzlies, Sabonis gets the rebound, JJJ protects the rim and doesn’t have to bang with big boys, Cedric and Jaylen benefit from a playmaking hub in sabonis

dank-kush | Hornets

-4 | 7 hours ago

Used to think this guy and Lamelo were in the same tier of glass but now it’s not even close

TJFLASH1

15 | 7 hours ago

Is it? Ja played 50 games last year, LaMelo hasn’t reached that since his second year. I wouldn’t be moving them out of the same tier just yet.

clear831 | Heat

2 | 6 hours ago

Ja, Lamelo and Herro all in the same tier when it comes to injuries

Orphasmia | Warriors

2 | 5 hours ago

I think it’s just hard to be a thin guard in this league

Several_Hour_347

5 | 7 hours ago

26 and injury riddled. I remember the talks about how his game won’t age well and now he just doesn’t even play

Ja Morant will miss the next 3 weeks with a UCL Sprain