Morant will miss second game vs Lakers with wrist injury

Memphis Grizzlies’ leader Ja Morant will have a hard time recovering in time for the second game of the series with the Los Angeles Lakers. The big star of the Grizzlies injured his right wrist after a hard fall while trying to dunk over Anthony Davis in the last quarter of the game between the two teams, which ended with Lakers win 128-112.

Morant was unable to return to the court until the end of the match, with his arm bandaged by the medical staff. After the match, the playmaker said he was in serious pain in his arm, mentioning that he could not even use it to roll up his socks.

Ja Morant headed to the locker room with an apparent injury after this play. pic.twitter.com/MZOrSN9Tmz

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Thus, Memphis will most likely not rely on its best player in the second game against the Lakers, which will take place on Wednesday. The 23-year-old guard finished the regular season with averages of 26.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 8.1 assists.