Suddenly! Ankle sprain! Morant fell down with a bang

When I woke up, the Memphis Grizzlies fans were heartbroken! Because the 2025-26 season has not officially started, their star Jamorant has already fallen due to injury. It is particularly worth mentioning that the injury Morant suffered this time was an ankle sprain! This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to a defender who has been good at speed in his career!

October 7, according to Grizzlies' reporter Damichael Cole, a spokesman for the Memphis Grizzlies revealed that defender Ja Morant had a sprained left ankle during training yesterday and he will be included in the weekly observation.

Because Morant suddenly suffered a sprained left ankle, he will definitely miss the preseason opening game against the Detroit Pistons today! It is no exaggeration to say that Morant's fall due to injury undoubtedly casts a shadow on the revitalization of the Memphis Grizzlies in the new season. Just imagine, a team leader suddenly fell down due to injury in the opening game of the preseason, which is definitely not a good sign!

At the same time, this also makes people feel even more distressed, because they are now full of wounded soldiers, and most of the injured are core members of the team. Today, Jamorant, Jaren Jackson, Eddie and Clark have successfully entered the team's injury seat.

I believe everyone still remembers the bold words Morant said to looking forward to the new season at Media Day a few days ago. At that time, Morant was asked by reporters what goals he had in the new season? Morant replied: "My personal goal is to stay healthy, I want to play 82 regular season games."

But it is such a Grizzlies who longs to maintain full attendance in the new season, but now he is on the eve of the preseason opening due to injury. This is really shocking!

As we all know, Jamorant is the most drifting, agile and violent aesthetic guard in the league after Derek Ross, the youngest MVP in NBA history. Morant's style of play can be said to be very similar to Derek Ross, both of them are playing in the sky and the earth! But this kind of game style with great visual impact and ornamentality will inevitably increase the risk of players being injured. Therefore, this is also the fundamental reason why Morant's attendance rate plummeted in the past two seasons! In the 2023-24 season, Morant played only 9 games for the Memphis Grizzlies and was reimbursed in advance due to injury. In the 2024-25 season, Morant was troubled by injury and only represented the Grizzlies playing 50 regular season games, averaging 30.4 minutes per game, contributing 23.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.2 breaks and 0.2 caps, shooting percentage of 45.4%, three-point shooting percentage of 30.9%, and free throw shooting percentage of 82.4%.

3 playoff games, averaged 27.3 minutes per game, scored 18.3 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 0.7 breaks and 0.7 shots, shooting percentage of 41.5%, three-point shooting percentage of 25%, and free throw shooting percentage of 63.6%. It is particularly worth mentioning that in the Grizzlies' 4-0 sweep in the first round of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Morant, who was absent due to injury, could only watch his team be eaten alive in the injury seat, but he was powerless!

Frankly speaking, every time I talk about Jamorant, I feel a little regretful for him! Because he was originally expected to be established as the league's storefront, he kept "working" and forced to lose this bright future. It is no exaggeration to say that the two "showing guns" incidents he created really ruined his future! Since then, Morant, whose reputation has declined sharply, is no longer a storefront that the league is focusing on, and at the same time, injuries and illnesses have become old patients.

I hope Morant can get rid of the injury and return to the arena as soon as possible. After all, the young army of Memphis Grizzlies is still waiting for you to lead! Because only if you stay healthy can the team have a brighter future! Pray for Morant! May you recover soon! Come on, Ja Morant!