Ja Morant returns after missing last nine games
Andrew Lopez: Grizzlies say Ja Morant will play and start tonight. Morant hasn’t played since March 18 with a sore right knee.
Source: Twitter @_Andrew_Lopez
Those first 5 mins of the 3Q were exactly what you wanted to see today. Ja Morant and the starters turned a 17-point halftime lead into a 30-point lead. Looked much more in sync than first half. – 7:37 PM Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
1st half standouts:
It’s Dillon Brooks: 16pts
It’s Ziaire Williams: 12pts, 4 3PM
It’s Jaren Jackson Jr.: 9pts, 7reb, 4blk
It’s Ja Morant being back: 8pts, 3reb, 3ast
It’s the ball movement: 17 assists on 24 FG
Long story, it’s a lot!!! – 7:09 PM Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Ja Morant with the rare multiple illegal contact by the forehead foul on Trey Murphy – 7:08 PM Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Ja Morant stuck his head into Trey Murphy’s chest several times before getting called for a foul. Seemed to be a little intimidation ploy.
Love that Trey never backed down. – 7:06 PM Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
An underrated factor to getting Ja Morant back? The Grizzlies started the 2nd quarter with this lineup:
Tyus Jones
Desmond Bane
Ziaire Williams
Jaren Jackson
Brandon Clarke
Then can bring in Ja with Dillon Brooks and others later. That one move really stabilizes the rotation – 6:47 PM Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Ja Morant tried a minute earlier to put someone on the Pelicans on a poster, but Jaxson Hayes just SHOWED him how it’s done. (Although Steven Adams didn’t go up for the contest.) – 6:28 PM The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
The Memphis Grizzlies announcers are hyped for Ja Morant’s return 🤣
pic.twitter.com/QTeGmmbG1p – 6:22 PM Kevin Pelton @kpelton
Ja Morant upset he didn’t get a foul call on an unnatural jump forward. CC to everyone who thinks they stopped enforcing that. – 6:21 PM Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant vs. Herb Jones should be fun. – 6:14 PM Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Ja Morant returns with new custom “Watch Ya Head” Kobe 6s by @realSIERATO
And a “Him.” tat 👀 pic.twitter.com/PVJqaNzz3o – 5:40 PM Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Ja Morant is back and starting today. He wore a bandage on his right knee in warmups. Grizzlies have their full starting five in tact right before the playoffs. Buckle up. pic.twitter.com/PWps5YPQl8 – 5:34 PM Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Pelicans starters tonight:
Devonte’ Graham
CJ McCollum
Herb Jones
Jaxson Hayes
Jonas Valanciunas
Ja Morant is also back for Memphis – 5:34 PM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Grizzlies star Ja Morant (right knee soreness) will make his return tonight against the Pelicans, the team announced. – 5:34 PM Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
The Grizzlies have announced that Ja Morant will play and start tonight – 5:34 PM Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Grizzlies say Ja Morant (right knee soreness) is AVAILABLE and will start tonight against New Orleans. – 5:33 PM Christian Clark @cclark_13
Starters:
Devonte’ Graham
CJ McCollum
Herb Jones
Jaxson Hayes
Jonas Valanciunas
Ja Morant is going to play. He’s starting. – 5:33 PM Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant is available to play tonight – 5:33 PM Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Grizzlies say Ja Morant will play and start tonight.
Morant hasn’t played since March 18 with a sore right knee. – 5:32 PM Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Helps that the Grizzlies have a game today but like every third person I’ve seen in Memphis is wearing a Ja Morant jersey. The guy has electrified this city. – 4:42 PM Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
Coach Jenkins said Ja Morant is a game-time decision. He will go through his pregame warm-up first.
Jenkins added that if Morant does play he will not play his “playoff minutes”. They want to be smart & intentional about not throwing him right into the high volume of minutes. – 4:31 PM Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Coach Jenkins is here. Ja Morant is a game time decision but Jenkins is “hopeful” that Ja will play. – 4:19 PM Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Taylor Jenkins says Ja Morant is a game-time decision but that he’s “hopeful” Morant will play today.
Morant hasn’t played since March 18 because of a sore right knee. – 4:19 PM Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Hello friends. @JoeMullinax with you for Grizzlies-Pelicans. A fella named Ja Morant may be playing in this one. Lets see what Grizzlies Head Coach Taylor Jenkins has to say. – 4:12 PM Pete Pranica @PetePranica
Interesting statistical note: For Ja Morant to remain on the NBA stats leaderboard, he would have to play in both games this weekend. Players must play in 70% of games (58 in 82 game season) to qualify. He’s played in 56 so far. – 12:28 PM Ja Morant @JaMorant
🙏🏽🙏🏽 – 11:35 AM Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Ja Morant is back (possibly). Make your plans accordingly.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. New Orleans Pelicans Game Preview https://t.co/TynKKIhwHH pic.twitter.com/92Uoju9Mk1 – 8:30 AM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Grizzlies star Ja Morant (right knee soreness) has been upgraded to QUESTIONABLE for the team’s game against the Pelicans on Saturday. – 6:03 PM Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant (knee) is listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. – 6:01 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Grizzlies list Ja Morant (knee) as questionable for Pelicans game. – 6:00 PM
Source: Twitter @_Andrew_Lopez
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Mark Giannotto @mgiannottoThose first 5 mins of the 3Q were exactly what you wanted to see today. Ja Morant and the starters turned a 17-point halftime lead into a 30-point lead. Looked much more in sync than first half. – 7:37 PM Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
1st half standouts:
It’s Dillon Brooks: 16pts
It’s Ziaire Williams: 12pts, 4 3PM
It’s Jaren Jackson Jr.: 9pts, 7reb, 4blk
It’s Ja Morant being back: 8pts, 3reb, 3ast
It’s the ball movement: 17 assists on 24 FG
Long story, it’s a lot!!! – 7:09 PM Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Ja Morant with the rare multiple illegal contact by the forehead foul on Trey Murphy – 7:08 PM Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Ja Morant stuck his head into Trey Murphy’s chest several times before getting called for a foul. Seemed to be a little intimidation ploy.
Love that Trey never backed down. – 7:06 PM Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
An underrated factor to getting Ja Morant back? The Grizzlies started the 2nd quarter with this lineup:
Tyus Jones
Desmond Bane
Ziaire Williams
Jaren Jackson
Brandon Clarke
Then can bring in Ja with Dillon Brooks and others later. That one move really stabilizes the rotation – 6:47 PM Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Ja Morant tried a minute earlier to put someone on the Pelicans on a poster, but Jaxson Hayes just SHOWED him how it’s done. (Although Steven Adams didn’t go up for the contest.) – 6:28 PM The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
The Memphis Grizzlies announcers are hyped for Ja Morant’s return 🤣
pic.twitter.com/QTeGmmbG1p – 6:22 PM Kevin Pelton @kpelton
Ja Morant upset he didn’t get a foul call on an unnatural jump forward. CC to everyone who thinks they stopped enforcing that. – 6:21 PM Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant vs. Herb Jones should be fun. – 6:14 PM Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Ja Morant returns with new custom “Watch Ya Head” Kobe 6s by @realSIERATO
And a “Him.” tat 👀 pic.twitter.com/PVJqaNzz3o – 5:40 PM Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Ja Morant is back and starting today. He wore a bandage on his right knee in warmups. Grizzlies have their full starting five in tact right before the playoffs. Buckle up. pic.twitter.com/PWps5YPQl8 – 5:34 PM Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Pelicans starters tonight:
Devonte’ Graham
CJ McCollum
Herb Jones
Jaxson Hayes
Jonas Valanciunas
Ja Morant is also back for Memphis – 5:34 PM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Grizzlies star Ja Morant (right knee soreness) will make his return tonight against the Pelicans, the team announced. – 5:34 PM Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
The Grizzlies have announced that Ja Morant will play and start tonight – 5:34 PM Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Grizzlies say Ja Morant (right knee soreness) is AVAILABLE and will start tonight against New Orleans. – 5:33 PM Christian Clark @cclark_13
Starters:
Devonte’ Graham
CJ McCollum
Herb Jones
Jaxson Hayes
Jonas Valanciunas
Ja Morant is going to play. He’s starting. – 5:33 PM Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant is available to play tonight – 5:33 PM Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Grizzlies say Ja Morant will play and start tonight.
Morant hasn’t played since March 18 with a sore right knee. – 5:32 PM Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Helps that the Grizzlies have a game today but like every third person I’ve seen in Memphis is wearing a Ja Morant jersey. The guy has electrified this city. – 4:42 PM Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
Coach Jenkins said Ja Morant is a game-time decision. He will go through his pregame warm-up first.
Jenkins added that if Morant does play he will not play his “playoff minutes”. They want to be smart & intentional about not throwing him right into the high volume of minutes. – 4:31 PM Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Coach Jenkins is here. Ja Morant is a game time decision but Jenkins is “hopeful” that Ja will play. – 4:19 PM Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Taylor Jenkins says Ja Morant is a game-time decision but that he’s “hopeful” Morant will play today.
Morant hasn’t played since March 18 because of a sore right knee. – 4:19 PM Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Hello friends. @JoeMullinax with you for Grizzlies-Pelicans. A fella named Ja Morant may be playing in this one. Lets see what Grizzlies Head Coach Taylor Jenkins has to say. – 4:12 PM Pete Pranica @PetePranica
Interesting statistical note: For Ja Morant to remain on the NBA stats leaderboard, he would have to play in both games this weekend. Players must play in 70% of games (58 in 82 game season) to qualify. He’s played in 56 so far. – 12:28 PM Ja Morant @JaMorant
🙏🏽🙏🏽 – 11:35 AM Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Ja Morant is back (possibly). Make your plans accordingly.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. New Orleans Pelicans Game Preview https://t.co/TynKKIhwHH pic.twitter.com/92Uoju9Mk1 – 8:30 AM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Grizzlies star Ja Morant (right knee soreness) has been upgraded to QUESTIONABLE for the team’s game against the Pelicans on Saturday. – 6:03 PM Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant (knee) is listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. – 6:01 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Grizzlies list Ja Morant (knee) as questionable for Pelicans game. – 6:00 PM