The Memphis Grizzlies provided an injury update on Ja Morant ahead of Thursday's game against the Houston Rockets.

Players and coaches communicate messages centered around one doesn't matter more than the next, but the feeling around the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday is different ahead of a game against the Houston Rockets.

The Grizzlies have been led by star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. this season, as co-star point guard Ja Morant has been mildly underwhelming. Morant has already missed 19 games this season and is now in jeopardy of missing his 20th on Thursday against the Rockets.

Jaren Jackson Jr. was named a reserve for the NBA All-Star game next month. He was the only Grizzlies player who made it as Ja Morant was not selected

Memphis (30-15) has won five straight games, while Utah (10-32) has lost four straight and is in last place in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies are 12-7 this season when Morant does not play and 18-8 when he's in the lineup.

On Monday night, the Memphis Grizzlies lost to the New York Knicks by a score of 143-106 (at Madison Square Garden). Ja Morant finished the loss with ten point

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Grizzlies HC Taylor Jenkins was irate after an official made a brutal mistake late in Thursday's game vs. Rockets

While the good vibes of a hard-fought win perhaps provided a happy distraction, this Ja Morant absence seemed to raise more concern than past ones.

The Memphis Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Houston Rockets 120-119, extending their winning streak despite missing Ja Morant. Desmond Bane led Memphis with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Houston's Jalen Green scored 25 points,

Jaren Jackson Jr. sank two free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-119 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Thursday.

While both teams were without their stars Ja Morant and Alperen Sengun, the Memphis Grizzlies played host to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. The second a