"The Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that star guard Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 right calf strain in the first quarter of Saturday's loss at Cleveland and will miss at least two weeks. Morant left the contest with 6:01 remaining in the opening quarter after scoring 7 points in six minutes on 2-of-2 shooting. The guard sat out the previous game Wednesday against the Boston Celtics due to a sore right ankle."
"Morant's latest setback comes with Memphis mired in a four-game losing streak, having dropped eight of its last nine contests ahead of Tuesday's matchup against the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center. A two-time NBA All-Star, Morant, 26, is currently averaging career lows in minutes (28.8) field-goal percentage (35.9%), 3-point field goal percentage (16.7%) and rebounds (3.5), while averaging a career-high 3.8 turnovers per game."
Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 right calf strain in the first quarter of Saturday's loss at Cleveland and will miss at least two weeks. He left that contest with 6:01 remaining after scoring seven points in six minutes on 2-of-2 shooting. Morant had sat out the previous game against Boston because of a sore right ankle. The Grizzlies are on a four-game losing streak and have lost eight of their last nine games. Morant, 26, is averaging career lows in minutes (28.8), field-goal percentage (35.9%), 3-point percentage (16.7%) and rebounds (3.5), while averaging a career-high 3.8 turnovers per game. He served a suspension after an Oct. 31 postgame exchange with coach Tuomas Iisalo, returned to the lineup on Nov. 3, and has played just 59 games over the last two seasons amid injuries and suspensions related to incidents involving guns.
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