MEMPHIS, TN – DECEMBER 23: Ja Morant # 12 of the Memphis Grizzlies dribble towards the basket … [+]
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is expected to be out 3-5 weeks with a Level 2 ankle sprain, the team announced Tuesday.
That would mark his return sometime between MLK Jr. Day. and Valentine’s Day.
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The NBA Rookie of the Year manages an average of 26.3 points per game on 54.5% shooting and 6.3 assists. He scored 44 points in a season-opening loss to San Antonio.
He rolled his ankle in the second quarter of the Grizzlies 116-111 all-time win over the Nets Monday night at the Barclays Center when he landed at the bottom of Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot.
Morant was removed from the court in a wheelchair and did not return.