{"id":274881,"date":"2025-04-25T03:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T03:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/ja-morant-suffers-major-injury-setback-exits-to-locker-room-in-game-3\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:45","slug":"ja-morant-suffers-major-injury-setback-exits-to-locker-room-in-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/ja-morant-suffers-major-injury-setback-exits-to-locker-room-in-game-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Ja Morant suffers major injury setback, exits to locker room in Game 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4890578\" data-slug-id=\"2490333\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Memphis Grizzlies suffered a devastating blow when superstar point guard Ja Morant was forced to leave Game 3 due to a severe injury. The incident occurred with 3:15 remaining in the second quarter as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/ja-morant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Morant drove hard<\/a> in transition and was undercut by Lu Dort.<\/p>\n<p>Attempting to elevate for a highlight-reel finish, Morant collided with the Thunder defender mid-air, resulting in a violent fall to the court. He was visibly in agony, writhing in pain as the crowd watched in stunned silence. 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