{"id":475638,"date":"2024-01-11T18:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T22:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=475638"},"modified":"2024-01-11T18:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T22:05:49","slug":"grizzlies-lose-marcus-smart-with-serious-hand-injury","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/grizzlies-lose-marcus-smart-with-serious-hand-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Grizzlies lose Marcus Smart with serious hand injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-tezqe-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-tezqe-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-3\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c0e2022f-33cd-4003-846f-f7a5ad58c979\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>On Thursday, the Memphis Grizzlies announced that guard Marcus Smart is anticipated to be sidelined for a minimum of six weeks due to an injury to his right ring finger. The injury occurred during the third quarter of the Grizzlies&#8217; 120-103 triumph over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. This unfortunate news followed the team&#8217;s announcement a day earlier that star guard Ja Morant would be out for the season with a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n<p>The team revealed that Smart has been diagnosed with a rupture of the proximal interphalangeal joint central slip. At 29 years old, Smart has been a key contributor, averaging 14.5 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.7 rebounds in 20 games, all of which he started, this season. 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