Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is one of the NBA’s best point guards when healthy, but availability has been a real issue the last two seasons. Playing just nine games last season, Morant began the year with a 25-game suspension.

The Memphis Grizzlies are approaching the halfway point of the 2024-25 NBA season with hopes of making a run toward competing for a championship. If the Grizzlies are to achieve that goal, the returns of some key injured players will be crucial.

NBA fans haven't forgotten about Ja Morant. Though he played only nine games in 2023-24, Morant is off to a strong start this season and earned plenty of support in the first returns of NBA All-Star voting that were released on Thursday afternoon.

Grizzlies star Ja Morant scored a team-high 31 points in the loss, but these games have been highly competitive between the two teams, which have split the last 10 games 5-5 apiece. Morant has missed the last four game with an AC joint sprain.

Ja Morant has a sprained right shoulder and will be considered week to week, the Memphis Grizzlies said Monday.

Ja Morant diagnosed with right AC joint sprain injury, which occurred during the Grizzlies' game against the Pelicans on December 27.

The Grizzlies have another $300 million NBA All-Star apparently as Jaren Jackson Jr. is thriving without Ja Morant this season.

Led by star point guards Ja Morant and Steph Curry, the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors have had one of the better Western Conference rivalries in r