Ja Morant and Tyrese Maxey, significant casualties for Grizzlies and Sixers

Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies) and Tyrese Maxsey (Philadelphia 76ers) down for the foreseeable future After being tested this Saturday to find out the extent of the injury that occurred on Friday, each team’s position will be confirmed.

beginning, Morantthe great referent of the Grizzlies, A sprained left ankle kept him out indefinitely. Memphis said in a statement that his situation will be evaluated “on a weekly basis.”

The point guard suffered the injury in his team’s win (121-110) against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. With less than four minutes remaining, Morant had to leave the game with the help of several teammates after spraining his left ankle in a fall. Before leaving the field, Morant had added 19 points (5 of 20 bad shots from the field), 7 rebounds and 11 assists.

With the injury, Morant is expected to see the Grizzlies head out to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday and return to Kyrie Irving, who has not played the last eight games due to a suspension over an anti-Semitic controversy.

on his part, Maxxie will miss three to four weeks with the Sixers with a broken left leg.ESPN reported.

A staple in Philadelphia, especially after James Harden’s injury in the Sixers’ 110-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, Maxie left the game with a sprained left ankle after the first half. Although he only played the first part due to injury, Maxxie shone with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.