Yes, Ja Morant dunked all over Hector Banana-Bread -- er, Victor Wembanyama after the whistle on Wednesday night in the Memphis Grizzlies' win over the San Antonio Spurs. But no matter. This was sick.

Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins gave an update on Morant's injury after they ruled him out of Friday's contest due to right foot soreness. "He's been nursing a foot sprain since the Houston home game," Jenkins said. "Last game against the Spurs, he got tangled up, had a little collision there with a Spurs player that really worsened it."

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Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant vowed last December to stop dunking in the name of self-preservation. After battling multiple injuries attributed to awkward landings and hard falls, Morant said that he was omitting dunks, a trademark part of his game.

Morant has had several injuries over the past two seasons, and hopefully, this doesn't become a regular thing for one of the young, budding stars in the league. It will be interesting to see what his availability looks like closer to game time.

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the San Antonio Spurs on the road Friday night, 140-112, without Ja Morant, who sat out due to right foot soreness. He has played in 24 of the Grizzlies first 42 contests on the season.

Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant won’t be taking any 2024-25 NBA regular season awards. By sitting out the 140-122 win over the San Antonio Spurs Friday (17/1), Morant missed his 18th game in the season so far. According to the NBA rules players must have at least 65 under their belt to be eligible for individual trophies.

Desmond Bane shared what makes the Grizzlies work without Ja Morant and why fans saw some surprise dunks in a win over the Spurs.

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The NBA's leader in pace steamrolled slumping San Antonio in the second half Friday to send it to its fifth loss in the last six games.