MEMPHIS -- Grizzlies All-Star point guard Ja Morant will be a game-time decision for Wednesday's Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers due to bruising in his right hand, coach Taylor Jenkins said Tuesday.
X-rays after the Grizzlies' loss in Game 1 on Sunday were negative. An MRI on Monday revealed an aggravation of soft-tissue bruising in Morant's hand. The injury was originally suffered in Memphis' April 7 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, but it was made worse when Morant used his right hand to break his fall after committing a charge against Lakers big man Anthony Davis in the fourth quarter Sunday.