LOS ANGELES — Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant was once a complete player in follow Friday afternoon and shall be indexed as questionable for Sport 3 of the crew’s first-round layout towards the Los Angeles Lakers.
Morant overlooked Sport 2 of the layout on Wednesday with a sore proper hand, which he suffered in a fall all through Sport 1 endmost weekend.
Grizzlies professor Taylor Jenkins mentioned Morant is doing “so much better than he was two days ago” and was once in a position to dribble and explode all through a non-contact scrimmage and particular person workout routines.
“It’s just catching the ball he’s having to navigate,” Jenkins mentioned.
The crew will produce a last resolution on his availability Saturday next Morant is going via shootaround.
“Luckily things are improving, but we want to make sure he feels confident,” Jenkins mentioned.
Morant was once harm when he landed on his wrist next seeking to dunk over Lakers middle Anthony Davis on a powerful pressure to the basket in Sport 1.
Requested if Morant would possibly need to be extra wary on his high-flying, competitive means with this wrist trauma, teammate Desmond Bane laughed and mentioned, “I mean, that’s his game. He works hard on his body to be able to handle those. I love his game and his mentality. I don’t think he should change at all.”
