Herrington: Four takes on Morant’s injury and what it means for the Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (right) drives past Brooklyn Nets guard Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (9) as Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke sets a screen during the first half on Monday, Dec. 28, in New York. Morant went from the court to a wheelchair to a walking boot after a game injury Monday. (Kathy Willens/Associated Press)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
Regardless of how long the point guard is out because of his ankle injury, the season is not lost.
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