Ja Morant was injured in the fourth quarter after Warriors guard Jordan Poole pulled on his knee. Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said he will be speaking with front office executive Zach Kleiman about the next step.
Memphis is down 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals, but more worrisome than anything is Ja Morant’s knee, as the point guard left the game early and headed to the locker room, limping.
Here is what people are saying and observing on social media: Grizzlies fans swooned at the team’s hot start, but that turned to worries about cold shooting, why Steven Adams wasn’t playing and finally, concern about Ja Morant’s knee, which he injured late in the game. (There are plenty of Warriors fans who are tweeting satisfaction about Morant’s injury, which we are not including here.)
“Canada didn’t have the opportunities for him that the U.S. offered. I knew what I had to do and I followed my heart,” says Whitney Triplett.
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The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals on Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. The series is tied 1-1.
“Basketball is not all that he is. It’s just what he does,” Marquita Williams said. “As his mom, I get him away from all of that. It’s about finding a balance, just like it is in anything.”
Steve Kerr called Dillon Brooks’ play “dirty.” Taylor Jenkins was having none of it. An intense series is getting more so by the moment. Do we really have to wait until Saturday for Game 3? Dillon Brooks suspended for Game 3 vs. Warriors Taylor Jenkins fires back: Grizzlies are ‘the furthest thing from dirty’Related stories:
The center missed the first two games of the series against the Warriors while in health and safety protocols.
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When asked if he objected to Steve Kerr’s comments about Dillon Brooks making a dirty play, Taylor Jenkins responded: “I said what I said.”
The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Golden State Warriors for Game 3, Round 2 of the NBA Playoff series on Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.
The Grizzlies guard was suspended for one game by the NBA for “unnecessary and excessive contact” that resulted in substantial injury.
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The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Golden State Warriors 101-106 in Game 2, Round 2 of the NBA playoff series.
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Ja Morant has played magnificent games before. He has come through in critical moments. But he has never played a more magnificent game, at a more critical moment, than he did Tuesday.
Columnist Chris Herrington has six takeaways from Game 2, among them the assertion that this was Ja Morant’s greatest game (so far), and Dillon Brooks might very well deserve a suspension.
Ja Morant, who finished with 47 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, scored the Grizzlies’ final 15 points in the win over Golden State. Calkins: With 273 seconds of brilliance, Ja Morant saved the series Herrington: Ja’s greatest game, Brooks' foul and other Game 2 takeaways Related stories:
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The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 117-116 in Game 1, Round 2, of the NBA playoff series on Sunday, May 1.