"Jordan 'The Hulk' Poole gave him a bone bruise! Too f**king strong!", "Warriors fans told me he was faking his limp!" - Fans show no mercy to Ja Morant as a bone bruise injury is expected to keep him sidelined for rest of the playoffs
![Ja Morant is expected to miss rest of the playoffs due to bone bruise on his right knee. [Photo: San Francisco Chronicle]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/05/89acf-16522302139549-1920.jpg?w=500)
The Memphis Grizzlies have announced that a bone bruise will make guard Ja Morant doubtful for the rest of the playoffs.
Morant suffered the injury late in Memphis' 142-112 loss in Game 3 on Saturday and did not play in a 101-98 loss in Game 4 on Monday. Game 5 is Wednesday night in Memphis, with the Grizzlies trailing 3-1 to the Golden State Warriors. They could see their season come to a stunning end.
Memphis is 20-5 this season without “G12,” but as Game 4 showed, they badly need his presence, particularly in crucial moments in the playoffs. Except for Grizzlies fans, social media is busy trolling the unexpected news, especially since Morant posted and then deleted the “broke the code” shot at Jordan Poole. Poole was involved in the play in which Morant got injured.
"Jordan "The Hulk" Poole gave him a bone bruise. Too f**king strong"
🏿@ShamsCharania Jordan “The Hulk” Poole gave him a bone bruise. Too fucking strong 💪🏿
@ShamsCharania This can’t be true, warriors fans told me he was faking his limp
@espn Embiid with a broken eye socket, torn ligament in his thumb and coming off a concussions, I’m good coach get me back in. 🤷🏻♂️
@espn Jordan Poole is now like Bruce Lee and is going to have to register his finger tips as lethal weapons insured for $100 billion dollars by Lloyds of London.🤣
@SportsCenter What, no Griddy?? https://t.co/mYWY9pWjmJ
@espn Soft.... you sitting out over a bruise??lmao Kobe would of never
@ShamsCharania Grizzlies getting that “Gone Fishing” photo from @NBAonTNT soon. twitter.com/ShamsCharania/…
@ShamsCharania He’s on his way to see a specialist in Cancun sources tell me
@espn Suspend poole for playoffs then
@ShamsCharania So sorry to hear this! I feel for Ja and pray for his complete recovery! Now, can we all please get a public apology from the @memgrizz to Jordan Poole for its slanderous accusations?! Here’s where the injury probably occurred… twitter.com/sthoroughness1…
@ShamsCharania @AnthonyIrwinLA @hmfaigen The Lakers have an excellent medical staff well versed in bone bruises. It’s only right for the betterment of Ja’s career that they send him to LA for Westbrook to receive that treatment
@ShamsCharania "We gonna have some fun"- the dumbest phrase in history
@ShamsCharania Wow, Poole’s strong enough to bruise someone’s knee with just a loose grip? That’s insane.
PSA, no one shake his hand. You might end up losing a few fingers.
@ShamsCharania @WaddleandSilvy How is it guys like MJ, Magic, Isiah, Drexler, Barkley all played in a time when hard fouls would be considered assault and battery in todays NBA but all of them played 82 reg season games and playoffs but these guys can’t?!
@ShamsCharania No Ja? So these playoffs don't count, right?
@LegionHoops @ShamsCharania “Adam Silver, yes I need to suspend Jordan Poole he’s a dirty player” https://t.co/52e8U1LyBn
@LegionHoops @ShamsCharania Damn, Klay really all the way back healthy. Went from missing a leg to taking guys out with jumpshots lmao
@LegionHoops @ShamsCharania Brooks... you know what to do
@LegionHoops @LegendOfWinning @ShamsCharania according to Grizz fans, Jordan Poole is the strongest man on Earth.
Before his injury, Morant led the playoffs in scoring, assists, steals and clutch field goals made. He also had a career-defining postseason performance in Game 2 when he dropped 47 on the Warriors, including 15 straight crucial points in the fourth quarter, in a 106-101 win.
As entertaining and as physical as the series has been between the Grizzlies and Warriors, it quickly turned somewhat sour. Both camps were accusing the other of dirty play, which culminated, in the meantime, with Morant and the Grizzlies’ pushing to have Poole suspended.
The Memphis Grizzlies will live and die by their defense without Ja Morant
![The Memphis Grizzlies have the best defensive rating in the postseason when Ja Morant is off the floor. [Photo: Grizzly Bear Blues]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/05/4382f-16522303129482-1920.jpg)
No other team in the 2022 postseason has such a huge off-and-on defensive rating difference as the Memphis Grizzlies with or without Ja Morant’s presence. Memphis’ leaky defense with the All-Star point guard in the lineup is shocking.
When Morant plays, the Grizzlies have to scramble, trying to make up for their franchise player’s defensive inefficiency. Memphis has a defensive rating of 110.9 when their superstar plays. That rating drops to 98.2, which would be the best in the playoffs, when the third-year player is sidelined.
Memphis defensive rating 104 w/out Ja. 112.3 w/ him (Nets territory).
Tied for 5th in NBA during reg season at 108.9. Celtics 1st at 106.2, Golden State 2nd 106.6. Then again, Suns & Heat were 3rd & 4th & both got smoked Sunday, lol. #NBAPlayoffs #NBAonTNT
statmuse.com/nba/ask?q=griz…
Game 4 was a perfect example of how the Grizzlies can muck up the opposition without Morant. Klay Thompson was 0-for-7 from long range while Steph Curry was only 4-for-14.
Jordan Poole didn’t do too well, either, missing all three of his 3-point tries. They did miss a couple of open looks, but Memphis’ defense gets a ton of credit for their miserable shooting.
Without arguably the most explosive player in the postseason, the Grizzlies will attempt to crawl out of a 1-3 hole behind their stifling defense.