Ja Morant will miss Game 4 of the Grizzlies’ series against the Warriors on Monday, coach Taylor Jenkins told ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk (Twitter link) and other media members during his pregame press conference.
Morant was expected to sit out. He suffered a knee injury in Game 3 and will continue receiving treatment. He’s considered day-to-day, which opens the door for a possible Game 5 return.
Morant finished Game 3 with a game-high 34 points, seven assists and three steals in 36 minutes. The Warriors’ Jordan Poole tugged on Morant’s right knee as he was swiping for the ball during the fourth quarter.
Tyus Jones will start in Morant’s place, Fred Katz of The Athletic tweets.
The Warriors won’t have their head coach on the sidelines. Steve Kerr has entered the league’s health and safety protocols, Anthony Slater of The Athletic tweets. Associate head coach Mike Brown, who was officially named the Kings’ head coach on Monday but remains on Golden State’s bench through the playoffs, will serve as acting coach.
Kerr had been wearing a mask in recent days and his voice was hoarse during press conferences, Slater adds in another tweet.
The fact this article mentions Poole tugging on Morant’s knee when it’s not even close to certain that caused the injury… c’mon y’all at hoopsrumors, you’re better than this!
Agreed, looked more like a high-5 than a tug
Not a basketball play however you wanna spin it
I guess Arc’s conspiracy theory on Jenkins pressers can now be filed under debunked
Jones time to shine. FA after the season
Did covid break the code Steve?
I LOL’d when I saw that he was in protocols
Head Coach of two teams simultaneously…
The league has managed to break MEM spirits… now they will go for Luka & DAL in the WCF, SMH!
Did he have an MRI ? Results?