Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant left Game 1 vs. the Lakers on Sunday after injuring his right hand, but it appears he avoided a major injury. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports X-rays and tests determined Morant does not have any fractures in his hand resulting from the play.
Still, Morant’s status for Game 2 remains unclear as Charania reports his injury is primarily one where Morant has to overcome pain tolerance.
Morant suffered the injury after falling on his hand while driving to the basket and colliding with Lakers forward Anthony Davis. After Game 1, Morant said he believed his status for Game 2 was “in jeopardy,” and he was in so much pain that he couldn’t “undo a balled-up pair of socks,” according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
