Two double-digit losses stripped the Memphis Grizzlies of their swagger. So Game 3 was all about sending a message. Facing the best regular season team in the NBA, the Grizzlies flipped Game 1’s embarrassment onto the Thunder. Directing the charge was Ja Morant, who looked to make a statement. But on the play, the crowd was supposed to go wild, they instead went mute. Morant once again wallowed on the ground in pain.
The Grizzlies ace’s fearless use of his athleticism has put him in great injury trouble over the past. Hence, he made a surprising revolution. Morant decided he wasn’t going to dunk anymore. That promise did break from time to time. And with an open lane in sight, the 25-year-old saw the chance to produce a groundbreaking moment in the series. Unfortunately, that backfired.
As Ja Morant burst off the floor, his intentions were clear. He wanted to posterize Lu Dort who was the lone defender on the fast break. Morant rose up, and in an attempt to stop him, Dort tried to react. But the Thunder’s defensive pillar lost his footing and instead knocked over the Grizzlies’ talisman in mid-air.
It was almost a carbon copy of what happened to Jimmy Butler yesterday. Morant lost all control and landed directly on his hips from a great height. Immediately, the crowd and the Memphis bench knew something was wrong. After staying on the floor, he was carried back to the locker room for further assessment.
It was revealed that Ja Morant suffered a hip contusion on that play and would be out for the rest of the night. It looked to be a tragic accident at first. But fans don’t feel Morant’s injury was unavoidable.
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