Grizzlies lose star Morant for season
Ja Morant's season is over, with the Memphis Grizzlies announcing Monday night that their star guard needs surgery to repair a tear in his right shoulder.
Morant got hurt in practice on Saturday. He was in a sling for the Grizzlies' game against Phoenix on Sunday, and then the news came a day later about how serious the issue was.
“Following ongoing soreness and instability, Morant underwent an MRI that revealed an underlying labral tear,” the Grizzlies said.
Morant missed the first 25 games of the season while serving an NBA suspension for displaying a gun on social media. He returned and averaged 25.1 points in nine games, with the Grizzlies going 6-3.
PACERS 133, CELTICS 131 » Bennedict Mathurin scored 26 points, including the deciding free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining, and Indiana rallied after All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered a hamstring injury to beat visiting Boston on Monday night.
Haliburton strained his left hamstring when he slipped and did the splits on a drive in the second quarter.
All-Star Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 40 points on 17-of-26 shooting for the Celtics, who were without leading scorer Jayson Tatum, who sat out to manage a left ankle sprain.
HEAT 120, ROCKETS 113 » Tyler Herro scored 28 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Miami won at home over Houston.
Fred VanVleet led all scorers with 32 points for the Rockets. Alperen Sengun scored 22 points and
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant injured his shoulder during practice and needs surgery.
grabbed 11 rebounds.
JAZZ 132, BUCKS 116 » Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen had 21 points apiece and visiting Utah handed Milwaukee its fourth loss in five games. The Jazz have won five of their last six.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the Bucks.
Milwaukee was without guard Damian Lillard, averaging 25.1 points per game, who was out for personal reasons.
BULLS 119, HORNETS 112, OT » Coby White scored 27 points, Andre Drummond added 21 points and 15 rebounds and visiting Chicago overcame a 39-point performance from Terry Rozier to beat Charlotte.
Rozier had seven 3-pointers and was 12-for-12 from the foul line for Charlotte (826), which has lost 13 of its last 14 games.
THUNDER 136, WIZARDS 128 » Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, Chet Holmgren added 31 and Oklahoma City won at Washington.
The Thunder shot 59.1% (52 of 88) from the floor and 50% (14 of 28) from 3-point range.