Despite the Memphis Grizzlies largely blaming Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole for Ja Morant's injury, it doesn't look like Ja is holding much of a grudge.
During Game 4 between the Grizzlies and Warriors on Monday, Poole had the chance to meet the sidelined Morant and showed him some love. While one would expect for the Memphis youngster to snub him, he instead reciprocated and greeted him.
Here's the clip of the exchange, although it might look quite cold:
Ja Morant and Jordan Poole pregame 👀pic.twitter.com/MMbOCWySIz
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 10, 2022
Ja Morant suffered a knee injury late in Game 3 against the Warriors, and head coach Taylor Jenkins and the rest of the Grizzlies pointed at the fourth quarter moment when Jordan Poole grabbed Morant's knee during a scramble for the ball as the reason for it.
Video replays did show that Poole grabbed and yanked the right knee of the Grizzlies star, although another clip showed a second possible moment when Morant could have suffered the injury. It was when he jumped to contest a Klay Thompson shot late in the third quarter, leading him to bump on the Dubs sharpshooter.
This appeared to be the play where Ja Morant actually injured his knee, bumping Klay Thompson on the shot contest.pic.twitter.com/qp8en3k08I
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 8, 2022
Regardless of who's at fault, though, the bigger problem for Memphis is that Morant was unable to play in Game 4 and his status for the rest of the series remains unknown. The Grizzlies have remained mum about the severity of the issue, and there are fears he could be sidelined for some time.
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