What happened
Portland confirmed Ja Morant suffered a Grade 2 left hamstring strain in Thursday’s loss to Memphis and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
He left midway through the fourth quarter after grabbing his left leg, and an MRI later indicated he will miss at least another month.
LINEUP CONTEXT
Portland must cover Morant’s ball-handling and scoring for multiple games, with his return timetable still dependent on the four-week recheck.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: Ja Morant out multiple weeks in latest early-season NBA injury crusher — Yahoo Sports ↗