NEW ORLEANS -- Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. made his season debut on Tuesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Jackson had surgery in June to repair a stress fracture in his right foot and had yet to play a game this season. He was in the starting lineup on Tuesday night.
"He's been relentless every single day in every single phase," Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said of Jackson. "Obviously, you want to be maxing out your player development and 5-on-5 in the summer, but you have to do some different things obviously coming back from injury.