Both the Lakers and Grizzlies were dealt injury scares to their stars in Sunday’s series-opening game. After the Lakers navigated an Anthony Davis shoulder injury late in the first half before seeing him return for the second half, while Ja Morant went down late in the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately for Memphis, Morant did not return as the Lakers won going away in the final minutes. The All-Star guard went down hard on his right hand after a charge drawn by Davis and immediately raced off the court to the locker room.
Morant already had a wrap on the right hand and while he returned to the bench with a more heavily-wrapped hand, he did not check back in.