Grizzlies' Ja Morant to Miss at Least 1 Week with Ankle Injury

The Memphis Grizzlies announced that point guard Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 sprain of his left ankle and that his "return-to-play timeline" will be determined on a week-to-week basis.

Morant suffered the injury late in his team's 121-110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. He was helped back to the locker room.

Morant has averaged 28.6 points, 7.1 assists and 6.2 rebounds per game for the 10-6 Grizzlies, who sit third in the Western Conference.

The Grizzlies played 25 games without Morant last season and went 20-5. That's a testament to the team's tremendously deep roster, which excelled despite playing without one of the game's most exciting and electric stars.

The problem now is that the Grizzlies are also without shooting guard Desmond Bane, who suffered a sprained right big toe and will be re-evaluated in one to two weeks. That leaves Memphis with a severely depleted backcourt for the time being.

The onus will be on point guard Tyus Jones to lead the Grizz in the meantime. Jones, who replaced Morant on the court after he left Friday, has averaged 10.6 points and 3.9 assists in 23.1 minutes this season.

David Roddy could also see more playing time off the bench. The rookie guard out of Colorado State is averaging 5.4 points in 17.5 minutes.