Ja Morant’s season-ending surgery + Draymond Green considered retirement!? 😦 | NBA Today
Sorry let’s ship from a team that is looking to turn it around to one that really is running out of ways to do it here Memphis Grizzlies superstar John Morant he will undergo season ending surgery on his right shoulder that is what the team announced on Monday night
Morant he had an MRI that revealed an underlying laboral tear that will require surgery to repair it so J he took to social media this is what he posted shortly after the news came out he said just waiting for the sun to come out it really is a bummer to
To see this our senior MBA Insider Adrien W narowski is with us now so w we know this happened over the weekend during a training session but we really don’t have many more details here how exactly did this happen Malik I think uh John Morant the Grizzlies I think they were all
Surprised uh when he went in for that MRI that it showed uh the laum tear that it would be season ending surgery that there wasn’t anything that necessarily happened in the workout uh to make them think a significant injury uh had been suffered you know and that
This is the kind of injury that sometimes deteriorates over time and then there’s a moment where there’s one action that causes the tear so this is now a Memphis team you know that was fighting uh fighting back with johnar back with Marcus Smart finally back and
The great impact he’s made here uh you know they H they’d get Brandon Clark back later in the season uh that they could get it out of uh the lottery into the playin and obviously that’s probably very unlikely now I think the one positive is here you have this
Contending team with still a very young core that will get probably a very good draft pick in this draft either use or use in a trade right now the Grizzlies they sit at 13th in the Western Conference W thank you so very much I do
Want to take a look this is what the Grizzlies look like with and without John Morant on the floor for the season 6 and three with him 7 and 20 without which accumulates to 13 and 23 on the year and it just really as W says it
Makes it hard to see now a path for them to climb higher in the standings and into that play in tournament which was ultimately their goal their hope this is this is such a bummer Zach for John morand who came back who was playing excellent basketball uh what’s next for the Memphis
Grizzlies it it is a bummer and that first game back in New Orleans the buzzer beater we’re all going to remember that forever that was one hell of an NBA moment and they had a chance to get up to the play and they were playing well enough that’s over now the
Grizzlies just don’t have enough punch on offense to win enough games to get there now the bright side is what comes next is what w just said the players aren’t going to want to hear this the coaches probably aren’t going to want to hear this but this is a precious
Precious rare opportunity for a good team a team that was the number two seed last year to add a lottery pick to take a gap year kind of like the Warriors took in that year that netted the James wisman let’s not talk about that um the difference between these Grizzlies and
Those Warriors too is that this is still a young team whoever they draft and look they’re probably not going to get the number one number two number three pick the Unholy quartet of Charlotte Detroit San Antonio Washington they’re just going to be impossible to catch but whoever they draft that guy’s not going
To be that much younger than some of the core guys on this team so I don’t expect a big selloff here I don’t expect any big trades unless they get bold over for a guy like Luke Canard or somebody like that I expect them to get this chance
And if they nail it boy oh boy considering the amount of money that they owe some of their big players going forward having a cheap rookie contract if they nail that pick this could be a boon for them it could be a blessing in disguise yeah that 2020 Warriors pick is
Such an interesting comparison because they did have the second pick and how rare is it that you see a team that has that much upside that much potential get to truly add to their core in that way this is a chance that now I know it’s a glass half full situation to something
That’s terrible John Morant being out for the season but if they do well in that it could be interesting to see what the Grizzlies do next year Zack low thank you please stick around so during the greater part of the past decade the Warriors they have been consistent
Contenders in the NBA they made six of the last nine finals but as things stand it sort of gets harder and harder to keep yourself from wondering is this the beginning of the end of an era in the bay so on Thursday they blew an 18-point
Lead to the nuggets at home thanks to Nic yic and this incredible shot at the buzzer this was the third time under Steve cerr the Warriors blew an 18-point fourth quarter lead and then fast forward to Sunday after going 268 straight games with a made three Steph
Curry he failed to score in double figures or knock down a triple for the second time in a month and as a result the Warriors fell to the Raptors so it’s been a tough stretch to the dubs you can see here they currently sit at 12th in the conference that’s below the Suns
That’s below the Lakers that is below the Utah Jazz this is the lowest that they have been in the state standings since 2019 2020 when they lost a league worse 50 games so all of that right that is the backdrop with which Draymond Green is coming back and he spoke for
The first time since his suspension on the Draymond Green Show take a listen as I said then and I’ll say now I was wrong um I was wrong regardless of what I was trying to do regardless of it like none of that matters um I was wrong
I accept my fault in that and I apologize not only from that you know Rudy Gober situation I was wrong went way too far I am a guy who plays on the edge I am a guy who walks right up to that line and I have no problem with
Admitting I have walked over that line I had a conversation with Adam Silver commissioner our lead I just told him Adam is too much for me like this is too much it’s all becoming too much for me and I’m going to to retire and Adam said ah you’re making a very rash
Decision and I won’t let you do that also on that day coach KK came to visit me after shooter run and we sat in the yard he cried I cried and he just said to me I want you to end this the right way I want us to end this the right
Way all right there there’s plenty to unpack from draymond’s 52-minute podcast but perk one moment that certainly grabbed our attention Gren saying he’s contemplating retirement what was your reaction to hearing him say that well well when I was playing in the in the middle of my my Prime I actually
Thought about retiring for a minute too and it was literally 60 seconds and then I came back to reality of how much money I had left and how much I love the game of basketball and listen I don’t I don’t I’m not here to call Draymond Green a
Liar but you do have that emotional roller coaster especially when you’re dig when you’re dealing with bigger problems outside of basketball when you’re dealing with personal problems we have to respect that we don’t know what was going through his head and sometimes it’s bigger than basketball when you’re
Going through something and it could make you feel that type of way at the moment right it feels like sort of whatever happened though during draymond’s time away it doesn’t change and I don’t mean that to sound Callis the questions that he’s walking back into the Warriors are 12th they are 12th
In a tough western conference right now Chris Paul he’s out he’s gone four to six weeks fractured hand so is Zach can draymond’s return Save The Warrior season this year well it can save their defense which has been very bad without Draymond maybe the greatest Defensive Player of
His era but look you talked on the podcast on the Draymond Green podcast you talked about Steve K saying we deserve the chance to go out in a good way or the right way or whatever terminology he used yeah they’re running out of time to do that we all want to
See that everyone who’s loved watching this team and those three foundational dudes Steph clay and Draymond play together and make magic for 10 years we all want to see that but they’re running out of time they’re 12th and think ask yourself this who’s the starting lineup of the Golden State Warriors right now
As we approach the halfway point of the season I only know two names for sure Steph and Clay Jonathan kaminga he hasn’t been shy about wanting to start and wanting more playing time and we’ve had this whole debate now about how and the Warriors have about how kaminga and
Wiggins they don’t fit together the numbers are bad do kaminga and Draymond two non-shooters do they fit together do they fit with a center who’s also going to be a non-shooter how do you actually work that out can you bring Jonathan kaminga off the bench after starting him
Can you bring Draymond Off the Bench should you start Draymond at Center they have so many questions starting with the very fundamental thing of who plays with who and when and they do not have time to get the answers wrong well I know two things are true one Zach you’re right
But Draymond is the key to the Warriors getting back on track just by what we witnessed with him gone offensively and defensively and as someone who has known Draymond he actually talked about retirement before this year I talked to him personally about and this is something that’s real he’s not playing
The victim card he had time with family he’s talking about it but I’m glad he’s going to hopefully take the steps back to be back on the court because they need him now more than ever here’s where we stand right now Kendra Andrew says that Draymond was clear to be a full
Participant in practice he didn’t step to the mic during our window so we will have full coverage coming up Tomorrow
On NBA Today, Malika Andrews is joined by Zach Lowe, Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike and Adrian Wojnarowski to discuss what Ja Morant (shoulder) missing the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season means for the Memphis Grizzlies before reacting to Draymond Green admitting he considered retiring when speaking with Adam Silver and Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
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34 Comments
Waiting for the sun to come out – Davey Mac after doing the deed shoutout Malika Andrews
with nothing to do, stand by for more gun-waving Insta clips 😆how can you suspend someone who's out for medical reasons ?
Jarrogant
Warriors vets are washed, needs to go with youngsters with size athleticism and true center. Enough with this small ball
I heard it happened when he was reaching into his bag to show off his M1911. Get well soon buddy.
Yes, this sucks… but it sucks more because he missed the first 25 games. Ja has to learn to take care of himself!
Memphis literally said step aside Golden State we will show you how its done. (Now they just gotta draft better than wiseman)
Honestly he’s got a lot to be thankful for🙏🏽he’ll be back
Hands up for all of those in here who feared Perkins retiring at his speak…😂
Good! Thugs life! He should donate all his $ and live in the hood! What a POS!
I thanks Ja is just getting some get back on the grizzlies in the NBA organization for suspended him
chess not checkers 😂
Green hope he leave the nba we don't like pig who love to fight
The unholy quartet 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Draymond will never learn, warriors are done baby
100% related to use of firearms 😅
Both of those fools should be out
Once again, more proof that Adam Silver is a GREAT commissioner
They're RT around 500… ;
1 or 2 games from the 'Lakers… ; )
when u have the history & pedigree of the Warriors U CANT count them out!!! ;
and they CAN make a move or 2 & Improve their SIZE & Defense!!!
go Get BOOGIE off the sidelines!!!
Find a free agent for cheap who would LOVE just to play again!!!
There are A LOT of talented vets NOT on any team Rt now, that could
Form their OWN team & compete at the Top!!!
FIND 1 or 2 of those guys & improve your depth! ; )
Fire Malika Andrews
What a weak move. Acting like a victim and potentially giving up. Whether he knows it or it was subconscious, that was such a manipulative cry wolf thing to do
The mistake the warriors made was to hard the lottery picks instead of cashing in for a superstar to replace Dray. They got lucky with Mark Jackson nurturing talent but Kerr is not a build from scratch coach.
The best shooter in the world didn't check the gun was loaded and shot himself…
He was never gonna retire foh
Fire Malika Andrews
It was a hard day for Malika. I see that
A blessing in disguise is the absolute worst take anyone could have for this
Oh no, what's next for ESPN ? Ja Morant is not playing again. Hence what will they talk about ? I guess they can go back to Lebron James. And Draymond will be back stronger than ever, he will be in top WWE form.
Silver: I want you to punch someone again
Malika > Molly
Andrew’s is disgusting
Now how he gone lift dem pistols😂😂😂😂
Ja injured the arm in the stri club throwing those hundreds around. Memphis coaching staff is lying to the public. Ja will be allowed to spend more time at the strip clubs….
Hope he get well soon and when he comes back just focus on perimeter and 3's and simple drive to basket.
Ja ain’t stayin at Memphis much longer