Morant suffered his ankle injury in the third quarter of the Grizzlies' Tuesday play-in loss to the Golden State Warriors. Charania reported that Morant received an injection to combat the swelling in his ankle on Thursday. He sat out practice that day and was a game-time decision on Friday.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant injured his ankle in Tuesday's 121-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors in West play-in tournament action. The Grizzlies will play the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in an elimination game for the West's No.

Grizzlies star Ja Morant sat out Thursday's practice and will be a game-time decision for Friday night's play-in game against the visiting Mavericks that will determine the Western Conference's 8-seed.