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Washington Wizards: 3 players who need to step up after Morris’s injury

The injury bug around the Washington Wizards has become an all-out infestation: The team announced today that forward Markieff Morris will be out six weeks due to transient cervical neuropraxia.

Morris becomes the latest Wizard to miss a meaningful chunk of time. Earlier this week, John Wall underwent season-ending surgery on his heel. Meanwhile, Otto Porter returned for the first time in nearly a month against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Dwight Howard hasn’t played since November 18.

What makes Morris’s injury problematic though is that it comes at a position that the team seriously lacks depth.